Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6250
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Entrance area, external side
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Entrance area, external side
Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
14.7x8x1.65 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a large and thick red monochrome tile, with cut straight edges. Only one side is preserved, therefore the shape is unknown; it could have been possibly a square tile. Fine fabric, similar to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25 but coarser and more porous). The front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. A long portion of the glaze of the front surface turns green. The rear surface is uneven and rough.
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: S. Mancini, 2013
Drawings: –
Digital photos: S. Mancini, 2013
Drawings: –