Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4847

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
C4847

Other images

C4847b
C4847-5260a

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.3x3.3x3 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud with leaves, 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. The item matches with C5260.

Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –