Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6212
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Unknown
IG6212

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
ca 13 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Almost complete red monochrome eight-pointed star-shaped tile, only two points are lost; lightly oblique edges, cut downward. The rear surface is uneven and rough. The front surface is covered by an earthy/calcareous deposit.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 5936/6703
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2012
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”