Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3149
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
4x3.5 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Small fragment of a green monochrome square tile. The glaze shows a white alteration layer. The rear surface is quite even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration, the motif cannot be recognized due to the small dimensions of the item; it could be possibly a hind foot of a quadruped. The central motif is enclosed in a beaded frame.
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –
- Scerrato 1962, p. 263 (technology); pp. 264-265 (typology); pp. 265-266 (chronology); pp. 267-270 (iconographic influence, comparisons); pp. 268-269 (hypothesis on original use)
- Grube 1976, (hypothesis on original use)
- Giunta 2005b, p. 481 (general presentation); fig. 7
- Fusaro 2014, pp. 190-193 (technology); pp. 194-195 (typology); pp. 196-197 (hypothesis on original use); pp. 197-198 (chronology)
- Fusaro 2015, pp. 8-9 (general presentation); p. 12 (chronology)