Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5257

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Adamesteanu 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Prayer room XIII
C5257

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

Fragment of a russet monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. Small portions of the sides of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and 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. The pattern is rendered in very low relief.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8125

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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000; A. Fusaro, 2013
Drawings: -