Wooden Casket: Scenes from the Life of Christ
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Wooden Casket: Scenes from the Life of Christ (c. 1050). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.362

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This casket is a rare, if not unique example of high-quality woodcarving from Anglo-Saxon England. Decorated with scenes from Christ’s life, it was likely made for an ecclesiastical purpose and may have housed relics. On one long side, the Christ child rests in the manger. Above, the Crucifixion is shown with mourners gathered below the cross and two angels flanking it on either side. On the other long side is the Ascension, God’s hand pulling Christ heavenward. Christ in Majesty appears above. The short sides show Christ’s baptism and his entry into Jerusalem.

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A richly detailed terracotta casket depicts a biblical scene with figures in a stylized, narrative manner.

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