Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6274

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
"Corridor" XVIII, room A (between wall collapses)
IG6274

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IG6274b

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

Very small fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 26). The front surface completely peeled, with a few traces of glaze left. The rear surface is broken and lost.

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