Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4551

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIa
C4551

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. The ceramic body is light-coloured and porous. The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

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