Complete green monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges and blunted corners. The tile is slightly warped. Fine fabric, similar to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25, but with little more small white inclusions). The glaze is badly fired, it is rough and shows a white alteration layer. The surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is rough and cracked. Moulded relief decoration representing a running/rampant gazelle in profile, facing the dexter side, with its left forefoot in the air, its left hind foot raised, showing a large tail raised with a vegetal end. The central motif is framed by an octagonal fillet and outer square frame overlapping, the sides of the octagonal fillet extended so as to meet those of the nearby tiles, and form a geometrically intertwining pattern.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University

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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2012
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2020