Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3422

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
C3422

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C3422b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
6x4.9x4 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Two matching fragments of a green monochrome square tile. Some spots of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration representing a small central lozenge with concave sides from which there sprout buds, alternately bare or with two leaves at the base. The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame.

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