Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3130

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XII
C3130

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C3130b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
8x5x4.2x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a green monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. A piece of the front surface is lost, probably because it remained stuck to another object during the firing process. The rear surface is even and smooth and bears a lump of grey bedding mortar.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8059

Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –