Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3420
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ziyarat Ibrahim
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ziyarat Ibrahim
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
8x5.5 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a mustard monochrome square tile. The slip unevenly covers the surfaces in relief of the decoration as well as the frame, as a result some portions appear darker. The glaze is good and glossy. The rear surface is quite uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a gazelle in profile, facing the dexter side, showing a large tail raised with a vegetal end. The animal is probably rampant, with one forefoot in the air. 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. 265, fig 29 (photo: Matarazzo); p. 263 (technology); 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)