Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6273

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan XVII (layer I?)
IG6273

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IG6273b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.5x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a light red monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Fine fabric, very similar to those identified for the vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 11/25). Some portions of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is even.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University

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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –