Hand-Carved Olive Wood Crucifix from Bethlehem – Jesus on the Cross – Large Christian Wall & Table Sculpture — 17.9 Inch

This handcarved crucifix jesus cross is handcrafted by skilled Christian artisans in Bethlehem. Made from genuine olive wood, each piece is unique with natural grain patterns. Size: 16 cm. Ships worldwide with free US shipping on orders over $100.

Dimensions: H 17.9″ × W 7.4″ × D 6.1″  (45.4 × 18.8 × 15.6 cm)

About This Figure

This isn't something you glance at and move on. It stops you. The hand carved wood crucifix is large, 46 centimeters tall, and it carries the kind of presence that a printed image on a wall simply doesn't. Christ's figure, the folds in the garments, the expression on His face, all of it shaped by hand in Bethlehem by families who've been doing this their whole lives.

If you're looking for wood sculptures for sale that actually mean something, this is the one. It works on a wall, on a table, on a home altar. Anywhere it lands, it anchors the room.

The olive wood comes in natural tones, honey to deep caramel, and no two pieces are the same grain. That's not a selling point we invented. It's just how wood works, especially wood this old and this dense.

Features & Details

• ✓ Genuine Holy Land olive wood, hand-carved in Bethlehem
• ✓ Dimensions: 46 × 19 × 16 cm / 18.1 × 7.5 × 6.3 inches
• ✓ Large carved wooden figure of Christ with detailed garments and facial expression
• ✓ Natural finish, light honey to deep caramel tones
• ✓ Every piece is unique, grain varies from one to the next
• ✓ Suitable for wall display or table and altar placement
• ✓ Made by Christian artisan families, not a factory import
• ✓ Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity confirming origin

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A priest in Ohio reached out after ordering one of these for his church's new chapel. He said the parishioners kept stopping to look at it before Mass, just standing there quietly. That's the kind of thing that happens with a piece this size when the carving is done right.

It makes a deeply personal figures gift idea for anyone marking a serious moment of faith. Free US shipping on orders over $100 makes it easier to send, and we ship worldwide.

The Story Behind It

Most statues of Jesus Christ you find online are factory-stamped resin, made somewhere far from the story they're supposed to tell. These aren't. This olive wood sculpture comes from families in Bethlehem who have been carving for generations, the same hands, the same tools, the same neighborhood a short walk from where it all began.

The olive wood itself comes from annual pruning of living trees in the Holy Land. Nobody's cutting down old-growth anything. The pruned branches would otherwise go to waste, so the carvers use them, and the trees keep growing. That's been the practice for as long as these families have been working.

Large wood sculptures for sale at this level of hand carving detail are genuinely rare. You're not getting a production piece. One carver shaped Christ's figure, worked the garments, carved the face. That takes time and it takes faith, at least that's what I've always believed watching these families work.

Care Instructions

Olive wood is low maintenance. If the surface starts looking a little dry, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a soft cloth and it'll come right back. Don't soak it in water. That's about all there's to it.