This handsomely sculpted Three Wise Men Figure Set
is artfully decorated to look antiqued. The body of each Three Wise Men figure is made out of resin, and then draped in a cloth cape for a realistic look. These large Wise Men figurines are approximately 8.5”-12” tall, showing great detail. The first Wise Man, Gaspar, stands 10.5” tall, and wears a fire brick red tunic that has a slightly antiqued look to it. The tunic has shiny gold trim with a hint of gold glitter to accent this piece. He has an antiqued cornflower blue clothtique cloak draped over his shoulders, with beige faux sheep skin for the trim. Upon his grey haired head he wears a crown of gold and fire brick red. In his hand he holds a silver chalice filled with frankincense. The chalice has silver glitter for accent. The second Wise Man, Balthazar, has an antiqued yellow green tunic with shiny gold trim on. He wears a royal purple and metallic gold belt around his waist. He has a burgundy with gold trim draped cloak around his shoulders. On his head he wears a clothtique turban covered by his golden crown. He has a black beard and carries a golden urn filled with myrrh. He stands 8” tall. The last Wise Man is Melchoir. He stands 11.5” tall. He has on an antiqued whitesmoke colored robe with gleaming gold trim. Over his shoulders is a draped beige with metallic gold trim cape. He wears a steel blue turban with a gold crown on top. In his hands he holds a gilded chest with gold inside. This set is a wonderful addition to your Christmas Nativity decorations.
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Frankincense:
The gift of the wise man Gaspar to the baby Jesus, a symbol of Christ’s divinity and worship. Also known as olibanum, it is a fragrant gum resin from African trees of genus boswellia long used as incense in religious services.
There are a number ideas about the symbolism of the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. One suggests the gold represented a gift fit for a king. Frankincense was given as a symbol of Jesus becoming the high priest. Myrrh was used in making medicines and would symbolize Jesus becoming a great physician and healer. Another opinion is that these gifts were a kind of symbolic foreshadowing of what the life of this baby would be. Gold, given in recognition of Jesus being a king. Frankincense and myrrh were used to prepare a corpse for burial. Thus these two gifts would foreshadow the dark end Jesus would meet on the cross.
Frankincense is a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees that grow in east Africa and southern Arabia. It gives forth a strong, pleasant odor when it is burned. The ancient Hebrews, Greeks and Romans used the gum for religious rites. The name comes from two French words, franc, meaning pure and ences, meaning incense. The scientific name for frankincense is olibanum. It comes to the market in the form of pale colored globules, called tears. Frankincense has been used for embalming, fumigating and as an ingredient of incense. The ancient Egyptians used it in medicines. The fragrant gum resin is used as a raw material for perfumes. Harvesters cut into the bark of the trees and collect the resin in the form of colorless to pale yellow drops called tears. Perfumers extract oil from the tears by dissolving them in alcohol, then passing steam through them. The oil gives perfumes a long-lasting, spicy fragrance.