Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4846

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
C4846

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x4.2 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. A small part along the side of the front surface is unslipped, thus appearing darker. The glaze is speckled. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud and a small leaf, 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: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8131
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –