Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6320

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
IG6320

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IG6320b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
4x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a 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). Traces of fire are visible on the front surface. The glaze is matt and dark, probably as an effect of the contact with the fire. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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