Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6321

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
IG6321

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IG6321b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.3x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of a green monochrome square tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The slip unevenly covers the front surface, leaving some portions unslipped, that appear darker. The glaze is glossy but rough. The rear surface is uneven and rough.

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