Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6208

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Unknown
IG6208

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 12th - early 13th c.

Complete green monochrome small square tile. Some portions of the surfaces in relief are worn out, with no more slip or glaze. An earthy deposit covers the front surface. Moulded relief decoration representing a central square with concave sides from which there sprout alternately four trilobed leaves/buds or trefoil palmettes and four lyre-shaped leaves/palmettes. The central motif is framed by a simple fillet. The decoration is negative, being the spaces between the motifs in relief.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 5885/6258
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2013
Drawings: –