Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3112

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XII
C3112

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C3112b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
9x9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Four (originally seven) matching fragments of a green monochrome square tile. The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is even and smooth. A small piece of another earthenware object remained stuck to the rear surface of the tile, probably during the firing process.

Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –