AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF FIVE RELIEF CARVED WOOD PANELS OF THE PASSION, GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY enamel early in the 3rd century

early in the 3rd century AD

and also in the village of Enkaeva in Tambov diocese

On the left holding a scroll and chalice and dressed in richly adorned garments is St

In 452 the shroud was sent to Constantinople

The Ark is a gold-covered wooden chest with lid cover described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments

AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF FIVE RELIEF CARVED WOOD PANELS OF THE PASSION, GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY enamel early in the 3rd centuryAN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF FIVE RELIEF CARVED WOOD PANELS OF THE PASSION, GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY. Each carved in high relief, of good anatomy and proportions with deep folds and cascading hair. Comprising Christ before Pontius Pilate, Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem, Christ Falls the Second Time, Christ is Stripped of His Garments, and Christ is Placed in His Tomb. The largest size 29 inches x 20 inches (73. 5 x 51 cm).