Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6410

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
A2b Ia2
IG6410

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IG6410b

Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
3.8x1 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an opaque turquoise monochrome square tile, 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 sows a white and iridescent alteration layer. The rear surface is rough and cracked.

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