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