Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6340
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1964
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard (rejected excavated soil?)
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard (rejected excavated soil?)
Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
10.5x1.1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a green monochrome square 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 front surface is cracked under the glaze. The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is rough and cracked. A small piece of another green glazed object and three pieces of other earthenware objects remained stuck to the front surface and the rear surface of the tile, respectively, probably during the firing process.
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: –