Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6332

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room Ib (sounding of the foundation)
IG6332

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IG6332b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
1.5 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Very small fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The front surface is covered by a greyish post-depositional layer.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University

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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –