Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5020

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIa
C5020

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C5020b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.5x5 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. The glaze is speckled. Small portions in relief of the decoration are worn out, with no more slip or glaze. 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. 8132
Neg. no.: 1177/8
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –