Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0608
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, western side

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
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Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration probably representing a central equilateral triangle from which there sprout six shoots with buds, alternately bare or with two leaves at the base. The central motif is framed by a simple fillet. No photographic documentation is preserved.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
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Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”