Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6335
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room Ia (layer II) / In front of ivan I
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room Ia (layer II) / In front of ivan I
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Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
4 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a yellow monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is speckled. Some portions of the front peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is broken and lost.
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –