Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6287
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII, western part
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII, western part
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
4.3x1.2 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Small fragment of a quite thick yellow monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is speckled. Small portions of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration, the central motif is not preserved except for a very small portion, that could be the paw of a quadruped; it is enclosed in a beaded frame. The moulded decoration is rendered in very low relief.
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –