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Alabaster carved in low relief showing the body of Christ being lowered into a sarcophagus.In the foreground St. Mary Magdalene supports his body. To her left St. John, at Jesus' feet, supports the fainting Virgin. A man holding out the crown of thorns stands to her right with five other veiled figures in the background.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
The Entombment
Date
ca. 1555
Medium
alabaster
Measurements
H 19.7 x W 23.8 x D (?) cm
Accession number
A.2-1965
Acquisition method
Purchased under the Bequest of Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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