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
C4724

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