Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6373

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan L
IG6373

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IG6373b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6.2x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Half of a green monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, 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 partially peeled, with the flaking of the glaze, and it is covered by a calcareous deposit. The glaze over the rear surface is very rough and full of craters of burst bubbles. The rear surface is quite even but cracked.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University

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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: A. Fusaro, 2020