Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5016
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIa
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIa
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
0.9 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Small fragment of a green 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”
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –