Ceramic tile, square. On a light grey background, tile has an image in maroon of a biblical scene showing the beheading of John the Baptist. A man with a sword at his side holds a platter on which sits a head, standing over a prone body. The scene takes place in a prison with arched doorways to both sides of the figures. Reference “Mark 6:17” is written along the bottom of the scene. Image is surrounded by a circular border, and thistle motifs decorate the corners of the tile. Top surface is glazed and shiny; sides and bottom are undecorated.

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• Type of Item tile
• Culture Dutch
• Material clay, paint, glaze
• Measurements height 13.0 cm, width 12.9 cm, depth 0.8 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Margot Allingham
• Received from Margot Allingham

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• Made in Netherlands

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• Creation Date during 1775
• Ownership Date before March 11, 2016
• Acquisition Date on March 11, 2016

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3160/0061