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Stove tile with King David with the head of Goliath and opening
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Stove tile with King David with the head of Goliath and opening

anonymous · 1660 · casting; iron (metal); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Cast-iron stove plate, consisting of two zones. Centrally in the upper zone is the Battle of Gibeon (Joshua 10: 1-27). In the foreground, four armed men in armor stand around a man lying on the ground. In the background, a man is led into a cave on the right and a man is hanged on a tree on the left. The lower zone is decorated with scrolling vine work. The plate has an opening at the top.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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stove platestove
Credit lineKachelplaat met Slag bij Gibeon en opening. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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