Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C4847
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIe
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5.3x3.3x3 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. The glaze is speckled. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud with leaves, belonging to the pattern with 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. The item matches with C5260.
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Current location: Kabul National Museum
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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, 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)