Armenian Ceramic Ornament Plate with Shepherd Leading His Flock

Armenian Ceramic Ornament Plate with Shepherd Leading His Flock

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20- Shepherd (2)

Brand: Armenian Ceramics

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$11.00
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Armenian Ceramic Ornament Plate with Shepherd Leading His Flock
Armenian Ceramic Ornament Plate with Shepherd Leading His Flock

Description

Shepherds are very central figures in the New and Old Testament and is found throughout scripture. This plate features the back of a shepherd leading his flock surrounding him, symbolizing his care.

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Material Ceramic
Size 9cm Diameter

Good shepherds are associated with good leadership and so the shepherds in the Bible eventually became great leaders. The Old Testament mentions that the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, the Prophets Moses and Amos and King David were all shepherds. In the New Testament, angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds and Jesus was considered a good shepherd himself. In the Old Testament G-d has words of strong rebuke and warning for bad shepherds and prophecies of good shepherds that were to come. Jesus identified himself as a good shepherd in the New Testament and it is found in the epistles the notion of good shepherding extended to those who would lead in the church.

This wonderful plate can be used as a decorative ornament on the wall or as part of Christmas decorations along with others in the set.

Bring a touch of art, history, culture and Jerusalem to someone's home with this lovely piece.

Note: Armenian ceramics are delicate and should be treated with care. Each piece is individually hand made with the ancient skill of mixing and shaping clay and water and then placing the object in an oven or kiln at a temperature of 1000°C until it hardens. The piece is then beautifully hand painted with metallic and oxidized paint, maintaining a natural color and then placed again in the oven at the same temperature. The finishing touch is one of fine glazing.