Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6216

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Unknown
IG6216

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a green monochrome rectangular tile. Most part of the surfaces in relief of the decoration are completely worn out, with no more slip or glaze. A calcareous deposit partially covers the front surface. Moulded relief decoration representing an epigraphic band in Kufic, framed by vegetal shoots above and below.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 5957/6724

Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
[...اقبال سـ[ـالم
"F[ull] prosperity [...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000; A. Fusaro, 2013
Drawings: –