Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3091

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room IX
C3091

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C3091b

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

Fragment of a yellow monochrome tile, probably in the shape of elongated hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Some portions of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of the glaze. The rear surface is quite uneven. Moulded relief decoration representing a frieze of vegetal scrolls. The central motif is possibly framed by a simple fillet.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –