Inv. 4405
Entombment (Anointing of Christ's body), with Holy Women; tomb decorated with blind archesIncised trefoils.
Museum's opinion 2013: Flemish, 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Formerly recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border which has been shaved.
Object Condition
The upper corners of the panel seem to have been shaved to change its shape, possibly for it to be reused as a pax. Worn surface.
Three holes in the lower edge and two in the upper edge; in some of them, some metal rods remain. Central hole in the upper part of the panel.
Provenance
Given to the Museum on 4 September 1869 after the death of M. Maroy, together with a large number of objects.
Bibliography
Catalogue de l'Exposition rétrospective des arts et monuments du Pas-de-Calais, exhibition catalogue, Arras, 20 May-21 June 1896, no. 2643.
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