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