Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6404

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
A2 S.
IG6404

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IG6404b

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.5x1.1 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is not properly opacified. The surfaces in relief of the decoration are completely worn out, with no more glaze. The rear surface is quite even. Moulded relief decoration, the motif cannot be identified due to the small dimensions of the item. The decoration is rendered in very high and bold relief. Similar to IG6260.

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