Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6263
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1964
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
North-western tower (sounding between wall II)
IG6263

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IG6263b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x3.5x1.3 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a thick yellow monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is speckled. Some portions of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of the and glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –
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