Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6285
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII, southern part
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII, southern part
Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
7x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a green monochrome square tile, with cut uneven edges. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The front surface completely peeled, with the flaking and loss of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough.
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –