Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6351

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1964
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, north-eastern side
IG6351

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IG6351b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.5x3x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a red monochrome star-shaped tile, with lighlty oblique edges, cut downward; the tile probably had seven points, only two are preserved. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is smooth but cracked. A small portion of one fracture is smoothed.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2020