Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6392

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LVI
IG6392

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IG6392b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.8x1.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a very thick and probably large green monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze appears matt. The rear surface is broken and lost.

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