Tree of Life Plaque

Striking wall plaque with decoration drawing on the Insular art of 7th-9th-century Britain and Ireland, where symbolic trees and complex interlace appear in illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels, representing eternity, spiritual connection and renewal. Insular art represents one of the supreme achievements of early medieval culture, produced by monastic scribes who worked with astonishing skill and patience to fill sacred texts with intricate knotwork, zoomorphic forms and jewel-like colour, all executed with quill and pigment on vellum. The Tree of Life motif that appears throughout this tradition connects Christian symbolism with much older pre-Christian beliefs about the sacred power of trees as bridges between the earthly and spiritual worlds.

Colour: Cream
Reconstituted stone
15cm dia
Hook on reverse for hanging, fixings not included
Overwinter inside
Made in Britain