It was commissioned by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim and shows images from the life of Jesus, arranged in a spiral similar to Trajan's Column: it was originally topped with a cross or crucifix.
It was commissioned by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim and shows images from the life of Jesus, arranged in a spiral similar to Trajan's Column. It is regarded as a masterpiece of Ottonian art; it was originally topped with a cross or crucifix.