Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C5001
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room IVd
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room IVd
Plain tile
Fired clay
Mould
10.5x6x0.8 cm
Late 11th - early 13th c.
Four matching fragments of a green monochrome square tile. The slip unevenly covers the front surface, leaving some spots unslipped that appear darker. The rear surface is rough and cracked.
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
- Scerrato 1962, Fig. 62 (photo: Matarazzo); p. 263 (technology); pp. 265-266 (chronology); pp. 268-269 (hypothesis on original use)
- Fusaro 2014, pp. 190-193 (technology); p. 193 (typology); pp. 196-197 (hypothesis on original use); pp. 197-198 (chronology)
- Fusaro 2015, pp. 8-9 (general presentation); p. 11 (chronology)
- Fusaro 2020, p. 172, fig. 7