Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4725

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
C4725

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a green monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. Small portions of the relief decoration are worn out, with no more slip or glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough. The tile is slightly warped. 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”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –