Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6262

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
North-western tower
IG6262

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IG6262b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6.4x2.6x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a yellow monochrome square tile, with uneven edges (one straight cut, one is strongly oblique and cut downward). Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The surface peeled, with the flaking of the glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: S. Mancini, 2013
Drawings: –