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LOT 1783
Post Medieval Biblical Ceramic Tile Group
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 3 3/8 - 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (1.67 kg total, 12 x 8.5 - 13 x 9 cm).
Showing biblical scenes in relief; remains of coloured glaze. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Oczo, P., ‘The Scripture on Tiles: Dutch Tiles as an Example of the Biblical Culture of Everyday in the Republic’ in Werkwinkel 10(2), Poznan, 2015, pp.67-88, figs.11,12,35, for similar examples of tiles.
FootnotesThe scenes could be interpreted as a representation of the slaughter of the innocents, the sacrifice of a bull, the Baptism of Christ, and a naval battle. The latter, if concerning the history of the Jewish people, could depict the battle of the Sea of Galilee of 68 A.D. The tiles were probably part of a bigger complex related to the history of the Jewish and Christian people.
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