glencairnmuseum:In Christian tradition the week before Easter is called Holy Week. Today is Palm Sun
glencairnmuseum:In Christian tradition the week before Easter is called Holy Week. Today is Palm Sunday, a day that marks Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Was this eighth-century ivory box (04.CR.49), with scenes that seem to evoke Palm Sunday on one side, owned by a medieval king? Read about “one of the most tantalizing works of art encountered at Glencairn” in this 2013 issue of Glencairn Museum News: https://bit.ly/2XfjPZD -- source link
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