from Telegraph:
With very few exceptions, it is the Christian religion, in the form of crucifixes, scenes from Christ’s Passion, statues of the Madonna, and images of the saints that this art is all about. A small Carolingian bucket, or situla, superbly carved in ivory with scenes from Christ’s Passion and resurrection is a rare survival from the late 10th century. Intrinsic to our appreciation of its beauty is the knowledge that it was made to contain water blessed by a priest to be sprinkled on the congregation in an act of ritual purification.
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