Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. Z0549

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, House of Lustreware
Room XII
Z0549

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

Small fragment of a mustard monochrome tile, probably square-shaped. None of the tiles of the House of Lustreware was found in situ, therefore their use remains uncertain. An ongoing study conducted by A. Fusaro re-examines the topic on the basis of the archaeological data.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –