Tile
MOA: University of British Columbia
3160/41
Ceramic tile, square. On a light blue background, tile has an image in blue of Poseidon emerging from still water, with the head and torso of a man and the long curving tail of a fish. Figure faces to the left, and holds a spear in his hand. Long hair cascades down his chest to rest just above his rounded stomach. The corners of the tile are decorated with an ox-head motif. Top surface of tile is glazed and shiny with shallow cracks; sides and bottom are undecorated.
- Type of Item tile
- Culture Dutch
- Material clay, paint, glaze
- Measurements height 12.7 cm, width 12.6 cm, depth 1.1 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Margot Allingham
- Received from Margot Allingham
- Made in Netherlands
- Creation Date before 1800
- Ownership Date before March 11, 2016
- Acquisition Date on March 11, 2016
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3160/0041