Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6324

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIn (staircase core)
IG6324

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IG6324b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.7x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome 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 glaze shows a white alteration layer and it is covered by a post-depositional earthy/calcareous layer. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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