Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6402

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
A1 Ib (probably northern area of the Palace, between the front and the facade)
IG6402

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IG6402b

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

Fragment of a red monochrome hexagonal tile, probably in the shape of regular hexagon, with lightly oblique edges, cut downward. Fine fabric, identical to the one identified for the glazed vessels of the Ghazni pottery corpus (Fabric no. 25). The glaze is glossy. There is a hole in the front surface, probably a crater left by a burst air bubble of the ceramic body. The rear surface is uneven. Traces of the thick bedding mortar are preserved in both surfaces and also on fractures.

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