Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6355

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1964
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, north-eastern side
IG6355

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IG6355b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a yellow monochrome square tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is speckled and shows a light white alteration layer. Most of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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