Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6275

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
"Corridor" XVIII, room B (between wall collapses)
IG6275

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IG6275b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3x1.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Very small fragment of a red monochrome polygonal tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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