Wood (backing and frame);bone;metal (case and hinges)
Wing, left
In the gable: coat of arms of Castille and León (House of la Cerda). Medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head of a man.
Register 1: medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head a man.
Register 2: Mocking of Christ.
Register 3: Standing Virgin and Child; unidentified figures.
Centre panel
In the gable: angels holding a coat of arms (Aragon). Medallions enclosing quatrefoils with heads of men.
Register 1: seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing in the Virgin's lap; musician angels (string instruments).
Register 2: seated figures holding a tower and a book (?); standing bare-chested male figure.
Wing, right
In the gable: coat of arms of Aragon. Medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head of a man.
Register 1: medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head of a man.
Register 2: Flagellation.
Register 3: unidentified saints; figures kneeling in donor position.
Base: medallions enclosing quatrefoils with the heads of men.
Flamboyant gothic architecture; tracery; foliated decoration; medallions enclosing quatrefoils with heads of men.
Attribution Unknown
Hinges Two hinges on either side.
Provenance Formerly collection of Ramón Rodríguez and María Bauzá (Madrid).
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