Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6290

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII (above the pillar, between sections C and D)
IG6290

Other images

IG6290b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.7x1.2 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragmentary and quite thick 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 blistering of the glaze is well visible, as suggested by the abundant craters of burst bubbles. The glaze shows a yellowish alteration layer. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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