Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6307

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXVII (layer III)
IG6307

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IG6307d

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
8.4x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a dark green 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 is good and glossy. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Small traces of (bedding) mortar are preserved in the rear surface. Chemical analysis were carried out on the item for characterizing the glaze composition.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
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