Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0949

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Throne room II
C0949

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
7.5-8x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of a brown monochrome square tile, slightly irregular, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Medium-fine fabric, similar to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25, but coarser). The slip unevenly covers the edges, which appear darker. 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: –