Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6283

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
IG6283

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IG6283b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x3.2 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of a mustard monochrome square tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration representing a quadruped, probably a caprid/gazelle; only a small part of the head and body is visible. The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame. The moulded decoration is rendered with bold and thick lines.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –