Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6311

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXVII (layer III)
IG6311

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IG6311b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome square tile, with cut straight edges. The tile is slightly warped and curved. 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. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

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