Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6334

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room Ia
IG6334

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IG6334b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a green monochrome tile, with cut straight edges. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The rear surface is even and smooth.

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