Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5050

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Scerrato September 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
C5050

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
1.2 cm
End 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. 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: -