Tile
MOA: University of British Columbia
3160/27
Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in blue of The Judgement of King Solomon, in which the king sits on his throne in a sparse room, ordering a soldier with sword in hand to cut a child in half. Two women, both claiming to be mothers of the child, appear on either side of the soldier. The scene is surrounded by a circular border, with an ox-head motif sitting at each corner of the tile. Top of object is glazed and shiny, sides and bottom undecorated.
- Type of Item tile
- Culture Dutch
- Material clay, paint, glaze
- Measurements height 13.1 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 0.9 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Margot Allingham
- Received from Margot Allingham
- Made in Netherlands
- Creation Date before 1700
- Ownership Date before March 11, 2016
- Acquisition Date on March 11, 2016
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3160/0027