Tile
MOA: University of British Columbia
3160/68
Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in maroon of the biblical story of Moses receiving the 10 Commandments. A man kneels on the top of a hill, holding tablets in front of him. The sun’s rays reach toward him. Below the hill is a camp in the distance with figures grouped before it. Reference “EXO, 32:15” is written along the bottom of the scene. Image is surrounded by a circular border, and ox-head motifs decorate the corners of the tile. Top surface is glazed and shiny; sides and bottom are undecorated.
- Type of Item tile
- Culture Dutch
- Material clay, paint, glaze
- Measurements height 13.6 cm, width 13.4 cm, depth 1.4 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 3160/0068