Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3424

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXI
C3424

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C3424b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
4.6x4.3 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a russet monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. Small spots of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is quite even and smooth, with two grooves. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud with leaves, belonging 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: –