Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C1068

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side (well)
C1068

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C1068b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.5x3.3 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an olive green monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. The glaze is speckled and unevenly covers the front surface. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud with two leaves at the base; it surely belongs to the pattern with a central equilateral triangle from which there sprout six shoots with buds, alternately bare or with two leaves at the base. The central motif is framed by a simple fillet.

Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –