I was thinking it was going to be huge because it was considered bulk & I read the height & inches, I'm like is it going to be that big?!? But when it arrived it was small but no less beautiful! It looks so real & every detail is perfectly reflective of what the real ark of the covenant might have looked like. I adore it so much & I put it on my mantle right under the painting of the last supper! All I can say about it is, glorious!