Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6394

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1963
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LVII (layer IV)
IG6394

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IG6394b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
4x1.1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome tile. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The front surface is partially broken and lost. The rear surface is even.

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