Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C2005BIS

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Late closet, after the refurbishment of the antechambers VIII-IX
C2005BIS

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a red monochrome tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. The rear surface is uneven and rough and shows a thick layer of the bedding mortar. No photographic documentation is preserved.

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

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