Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6204

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni area
Unknown
IG6204

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 12th - early 13th c.

Complete green monochrome square tile. Small portions of the relief decoration are worn out, with no more slip or glaze. Moulded relief decoration representing an eight-petalled rosette inscribed in an octagon, with vegetal elements filling the triangular spaces between the polygon and the outer square frame. At least four petals show venation, as they were leaves. The central motif is framed by stylized vegetal scrolls between a double fillet. To date this pattern is unique, having no equal among the tiles known so far. A similar motif is visible in the tile IG6223.

Current location: unknown
Neg. no.: 621/13
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Drawings: –