Christ is portrayed in the foreground, 'riding upon an ass' towards the city of Jerusalem, holding a closed scroll and lifting his right hand in blessing. His head is turned towards the disciples behind him, led by Peter. On the right, in front of the walled city of Jerusalem -which is dominated by the octagonal Temple of Solomon with its high polygonal dome- is a group of Jews, who have come out to welcome him with palm leaves. Little children strew garments and palm leaves on the ground before the Lord. Beside the rocky prominence near Christ and the disciples, a child has scrambled up a slender tree to cut off branches with a pruning-hook.
Information obtained from the
Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Treasures of Mt. Athos