Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6369

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1964
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, north-eastern side (under the II layer of stones)
IG6369

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IG6369b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
2.5x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of a green 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 appears darker on the side of the front surface. The rear surface is uneven and rough. All the broken fractures are well smoothed, because the fragment of tile was reused as a pottery disc.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2020