Tile Item Number: 3160/59 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in maroon of a biblical scene representing two Israelites carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole, from the Valley of Eshkol. The rear-most man also carries a filled bag on his back. A group of tents sits to their front. Reference “Num 13 V 23” 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.