Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6374

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan L
IG6374

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IG6374b

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

Fragment of a yellow monochrome 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 glaze is speckled. The front surface partially peeled, with the flaking of the glaze. The rear surface is quite even.

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