Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C1272

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, southern side
C1272

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. The rear surface is uneven and rough. A small piece of another earthenware object remained stuck to one of the edges of the tile, probably during the firing process.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”

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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –