Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C1917

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Throne room II, eastern side (between the sofa floor and the last floor)
C1917

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C1917b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6x7x3.5 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Complete small yellow monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. The tile seems unslipped. The front surface is cracked under the glaze and it peeled, being most of the glaze lost. The rear surface is uneven but quite smooth.

Current location: Kabul National Museum

Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –