Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4722

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
C4722

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6.5×3.5x1.6 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a thick green monochrome tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Most of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of the glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8056
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –