Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4616

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIf
C4616

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

Fragment of a mustard monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a quadruped (caprid or felid). The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame. No photographic documentation is preserved.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
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