Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6249

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Outer wall, exterior, north-eastern side
IG6249

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IG6249b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
7.7x5.7x0.7 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an unglazed square tile, with cut straight edges. Medium-fine fabric, similar to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric 25 but coarser, with more large quartz inclusions). The front surface has a greyish colour. The rear surface is uneven and rough. The tile has no coatings (slip or glaze). It could be possibly considered an unfinished artefact.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2013
Drawings: –