Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C3421
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between ivan I and throne room II
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between ivan I and throne room II
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
9.4x6.5 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a red monochrome square tile. The rear surface is uneven and rough and shows shallow parallel close grooves, cross-hatching in one corner, probably made to firmly bed the tile into the architectural surface. Moulded relief decoration representing a rampant gazelle in profile, facing the dexter side, with its forefeet in the air; the animal has a large tail raised with a vegetal end. 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)
- Fusaro 2014, pl. CLXXIV - fig. 12 (specific on the item); 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)