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Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay

Inv. no. IG6201

Glazed ceramic tiles

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni area
Unknown

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

Complete red monochrome square tile, only the bottom left corner is broken. Moulded relief decoration representing a rampant gazelle in profile, facing the dexter side, with its left forefoot in the air, showing a large tail raised with a vegetal end. The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame.

Current location: unknown

Neg. no.: 621/11
Digital photos: –
Drawings: –

Scerrato 1962, pp. 264-265, note 4 p. 270, fig. 3 (photo: Scerrato, MNAOR Dep. 172/11); p. 263 (technology); pp. 265-266 (chronology); pp. 267-270 (iconographic influence, comparisons); pp. 268-269 (hypothesis on original use)

Fischer 1978, p. 352 (typology), fig. 6.40 (specific on the item)