Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6304

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room IX (cleaning)
IG6304

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould

Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a green monochrome 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 and iridescent alteration layer. The rear surface is uneven and rough. No photographic documentation is preserved.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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