Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6328

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, ivan h
IG6328

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IG6328b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
9.6x0.9 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Two matching fragments of a 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 shows a white alteration layer. Small traces of the bedding mortar are visible in the front surface. The rear surface is quite even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration representing a passant quadruped (gazelle or felid) in profile, facing the dexter side, showing a large tail raised with a vegetal end. The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2020