File:Bole (Notts), St Martin's church, pulpit (40533828845).jpg

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"Elaborately carved in relief, with 8 figures and 8 cherubs in ornamental arcading, they tell the story of Esther and Haman in scenes in which 19 vivid figures take part. We see King Ahasuerus sitting under the canopy of his tent, and a man behind him with a halberd. Esther, who kneels before him, is attended by two maidens, and has come to use her influence on behalf of the Jews. We see Haman summoned to advise the king how to deal with a man he wishes to honour, and Haman, thinking the honour is to fall on his own shoulders, suggesting that the royal crown and raiment be put on the man and that he should ride through the streets on the king’s horse. The next scene shows Haman, with drooping countenance, leading the king’s horse, on which rides his enemy Mordecai in the royal apparel. In the last picture the king and Esther are sitting at the banquet with Haman. Ahasuerus is handing a cup to Haman, who now looks mightily pleased at the honour shown him in being the only guest at the feast, little suspecting that soon he is to be hanged on the gallows he has prepared for Mordecai. The gallows is in the background, with Haman’s tiny figure hanging from it"

Arthur Mee 1938.
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Source Bole (Notts), St Martin's church, pulpit
Author Jules & Jenny from Lincoln, UK
Camera location53° 22′ 29.38″ N, 0° 48′ 34.36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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