大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 12月24日 20時00分

This intricate articulated tabernacle was made in the Netherlands in the early 16th century, and is just over 20cm tall.

Although it’s only small, it consists of several sections which come apart to reveal scenes from Christ’s life – from birth to Resurrection.

The tiny depictions are rendered into the boxwood with minute detail – boxwood was used because it is dense and resists splitting.

It's an outstanding example of the small-scale works of art that were owned by nobles or wealthy merchants in northern Europe during this period.

Tabernacles like this would have been used as objects of private devotion, and prized as masterpieces of carving and invention

🏛 See other stunning objects from The Waddesdon Bequest by heading to britishmuseum.org/Waddesdon

🔎 Miniature boxwood tabernacle. Netherlands, 1500–1530.

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