Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6294

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII, exterior (layer IV, under the brick floor)
IG6294

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IG6294b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.6x1.1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. The shape of the tile is very irregular. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze shows several crackles. The rear surface is uneven and rough and it is partially broken and lost. There is a light burnt spot on the front surface.

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