Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6282

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
IG6282

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IG6282b

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

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The front surface is covered by an earthy-calcareous deposit. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University

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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –