Plaque with Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem
Unknown
900–925 · Ivory · Medieval Art

Probably part of a large narrative cycle of the life of Jesus, this ivory shows his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This incident, in which the populace hailed him as king with palm branches and cloaks, launches the sequence of events that led to the Crucifixion.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 900–925
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- Ottonian
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917











