Tile Item Number: 3160/57 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in blue of a biblical maritime scene showing Jonah being thrown over the edge of a sailboat by fishermen, in order to calm the sea. Reference “Jona 1-V-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.