Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0397

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between antechambers L and XLIX
C0397

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C0397b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –