From the Gospel according to John 19:19-20: Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the Cross; it read ... Now he is truly "lifted up". In sinking to the depths he rose to the heights.
The walrus tusk ivory sculpture depicts Jesus Christ's body being lifted from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea. It is dated to approximately 1190–1200, and was likely to have been made in the ...