Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4543

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Prayer room XIII
C4543

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
4.5×3x1.1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a dark green monochrome tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is quite uneven.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8055
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –