Height: 310 mm (with frame) Width: 42 mm (each panel) Depth: 19 mm (with frame)
Panel 1
Register 1: attendant with horses.
Register 2: saint Peter sheathing his sword after cutting off Malchus' ear.
Register 3: soldier; Death of Judas (Judas hanging).
Panel 2
Register 1: Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi.
Register 3: Betrayal (Taking of Christ; Kiss of Judas).
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Museum’s opinion 2013: 14th century.
Attribution Unknown
Hinges Traces of missing hinges on either side.
Reverse Hidden by the frame.
Object Condition Breakages around the hinges and missing clasp.
Provenance Given to the Museum by J. F. Willumsen in 1947.
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