Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4719

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
C4719

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.5x3.2 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of a brown monochrome tile, probably in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. The rear surface is uneven and rough. 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. 8129
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –