plaque (ritual & belief: representations)

Carved ivory plaque depicting the Tree of Jesse, showing the ancestors of Jesus. There is a large reclining male figure at the bottom, representing Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. A tree grows from his chest. The tree has seven branches, some ending in buds, others in flowers, which support thirteen small crowned, seated figures. The central flower carries the Virgin and Child.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
3116iii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 166 mm x 123 mm x 8 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
elephant ivory
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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