Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6379

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LII
IG6379

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IG6379b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.7x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a small opaque turquoise 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 glaze shows many very fine white dots. The rear surface is even and smooth. The tile is covered by a thick white (calcareous?) deposit, especially on fractures.

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