Mini Olive Wood Praying Angel Hand Carved in Bethlehem 2.8 Inch

This st michael angel statue is handcrafted by skilled Christian artisans in Bethlehem. Made from genuine olive wood, each piece is unique with natural grain patterns. Size: 2.8" H x 2.2" W x 1.6" D (7.0 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm).Ships worldwide with free US shipping on orders over $100.

About This Figure

There's something about a mini angel statue that stops people. They pick it up expecting something light and decorative, and then they just hold it for a while. This one's about 2.8 inches tall, hand carved from genuine olive wood from the Holy Land, and it's got that stillness to it that you can't carve on a machine.

It's a carved wood angel in a praying posture, hands together, head bowed slightly. The grain of the olive wood runs through it in a way that's different on every single piece. If you order one and your neighbor orders one, they won't be identical. That's not a flaw, that's the point.

If you're looking for figures for sale that actually came from somewhere, this is it. Made by Christian artisan families in Bethlehem, shipped directly from our shop. No warehouse in New Jersey, no middlemen.

Features & Details

• ✓ Hand carved olive wood angel, made in Bethlehem
• ✓ Approximately 2.8 inches tall
• ✓ Genuine Holy Land olive wood, not composite or painted resin
• ✓ Praying posture, hands folded, peaceful expression
• ✓ Each piece has its own grain pattern, no two are alike
• ✓ Carved using hand tools and methods passed down through generations
• ✓ Comes wrapped carefully, ready to give as a baptism gift or keep for yourself

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A customer ordered five of these last Easter, one for each of her grandchildren after their confirmations. She sent me a note a few weeks later saying the kids actually kept them on their nightstands. That's the kind of thing that sticks with you.

It works for almost any occasion. Small enough to mail in a card envelope with a little padding, meaningful enough to give at something important. Free US shipping on orders over $100, and we ship worldwide from Bethlehem.

The Story Behind It

Most wood angel figures you find online are factory-made somewhere and shipped through three distributors before they reach you. These aren't. They come from a family workshop in Bethlehem, where the same carving methods have been handed down across three generations.

The olive wood itself comes from annual pruning of living trees. Nobody cuts a tree down for this. The pruned branches become the raw material, and the families who carve them have been doing exactly this, in the same neighborhood near Manger Square, for longer than our shop has existed.

I've been running Zuluf since 2007. What I know for certain is that when you buy direct from us, you're buying from the people who made it, and the price reflects that. No markup from a chain gift store, no guessing about where it actually came from.

Care Instructions

Olive wood is low maintenance. If it starts looking a little dry after a while, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a soft cloth and that's all it needs. Don't soak it in water or leave it sitting in moisture.