Model of the Holy Sepulcher, 17th or 18th century, Probably Jerusalem, possibly Bethlehem
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Model of the Holy Sepulcher, 17th or 18th century, Probably Jerusalem, possibly Bethlehem
Description
A scale model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The model consists of 16 separate pieces that can be disassembled.
Olive wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone.
Still standing in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher enshrines the reputed sites of Jesus’s crucifixion, entombment, and resurrection. In the 17th century, Middle Eastern craftsmen—working in Franciscan monasteries in the Holy Land—produced wooden models of the church, as gifts for European rulers and as prized souvenirs for wealthy pilgrims to this holiest site in Christendom.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2016.91
Olive wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone.
Still standing in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher enshrines the reputed sites of Jesus’s crucifixion, entombment, and resurrection. In the 17th century, Middle Eastern craftsmen—working in Franciscan monasteries in the Holy Land—produced wooden models of the church, as gifts for European rulers and as prized souvenirs for wealthy pilgrims to this holiest site in Christendom.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2016.91
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https://media-management-api.tlt.harvard.edu/api/iiif/manifest/370
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“Model of the Holy Sepulcher, 17th or 18th century, Probably Jerusalem, possibly Bethlehem,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 9, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1816.
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