Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5048

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
C5048

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

Very small fragment of a mustard monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a quadruped (caprid or felid). The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –