Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5258

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Adamesteanu 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Prayer room XIII
C5258

Other images

C5258b

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

Fragment of a russet monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. A small green glaze drop is visible on the front surface, it probably dripped from another glazed object during the firing process. Small portions of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough. 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: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: -