Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4670

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIf
C4670

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
6.5x0.8 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Two matching fragments of a brown monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. The rear surface is even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration representing 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: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8128
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –