Tile Item Number: 3160/53 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in blue of Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane. A kneeling, robed man faces a cloud inside which sits a chalice, his hands clasped before his chest. He is surrounded by an outdoor landscape, with a road and building, possibly an army barracks, to his rear. Sky is cloudy. 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.