Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6310

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXVII (layer III)
IG6310

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IG6310b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.2x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a yellow 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 speckled. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

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