Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6384

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LIII
IG6384

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IG6384b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
6x0.9 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a yellow monochrome square tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Medium-fine fabric, similar to the one identified for the unglazed/glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 11/36). The glaze is speckled and does not cover completely the front surface; it also shows a white alteration layer. The rear surface is even and smooth, but partially cracked.

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