A Dutch blue and white biblical tile

MID 18TH CENTURY

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A Dutch blue and white biblical tile
Mid 18th Century
Depicting Saint John the Baptist lying on a tiled floor, chained to a huge pillar, flanked by a hangman (beul) holding a sword and the severed head of the above, in an octagonal frame, the corners with leaf motif (dubbelblad)

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