Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6399

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
A1 Ib (probably northern area of the Palace)
IG6399

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IG6399b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.6x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Two matching fragments of a red monochrome square tile, with lightly oblique edges, cut upward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is good and glossy. The front surface is cracked under the glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough and shows small shallow depressions, probably finger impressions. It matches with IG6246. Two matching fragments.

Current location: Rome, Sapienza University
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Digital photos: A. Fusaro, 2011
Drawings: –