Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6378

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LI
IG6378

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IG6378b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.8x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Small fragment of a green monochrome 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 slip unevenly covers the front surface and the edges, leaving some portions unslipped, that appear darker. Small holes of the ceramic body are visible in the front surface, under the glaze. The rear surface is even and smooth.

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