Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6296

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ziyarat Ibrahim (reused)
IG6296

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IG6296b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
7x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Two matching fragments of an opaque turquoise monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze shows a white alteration layer and its blistering is evident, as suggested by several craters of burst bubbles. The rear surface is quite even.

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