Floor Tile Item Number: 3076/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Two clay floor tiles mounted on a wooden plinth. One tile is a wide, low, hexagon, light yellow in colour. Its surface is relatively smooth, with gouges along some of the edges. A white inclusion in the clay sits at centre. The other tile is octagonal in shape, thicker than the other, and light orange in colour. Its surface is smooth with a very slight shine.

Narrative

An inscription on the bottom of the mount states that the yellow hexagonal tile is from the “agora at Salamis”, and that the orange octagonal tile is from the “basilica at Soli”.

Item History

What

Name
Floor Tile
Identification Number
3076/17
Type of Item
tile
Material
clay, wood and adhesive
Overall
height 4.8 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 10.7 cm
I
height 1.0 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 6.2 cm
Ii
height 1.7 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 9.1 cm

Who

Culture
Cypriot
Previous Owner
J.C. Gordon Brown and Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Received from
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Transferring institution)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Cyprus

When

Ownership Date
before 2009 and before September 22, 2014
Acquisition Date
on September 22, 2014

Other

Item Classes
ceramics
Condition
good
Accession Number
3076/0017