Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4724
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIId
Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6.5x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a yellow monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is even and smooth.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –