Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. IG6432
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Unknown
Ghazni area
Unknown
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
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Late 12th - early 13th c.
About half of a red monochrome square tile. Moulded relief decoration representing a hare in profile, facing the dexter side; there should be a half-moon motif above its back (now lost), according to the strong resemblance of this item with IG6231. The animal is enclosed in a circular medallion, small curved leaves filling the triangular spaces between the medallion and the outer square beaded frame. Similar to IG6231.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 5931
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 5931
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
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)
- Fusaro 2020, p. 176