Crucifixion with thieves; crowd of onlookers and soldiers; Virgin supported by saint John the Evangelist and Holy Women; soldiers in armour; saint Mary Magdalene embracing the foot of the cross; titulus.
Crosshatched background; foliated border; decorated columns.
Base objets mobiliers de la Direction régionale des affaires culturelles de Champagne-Ardenne 2012: 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved and smooth. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been replaced with a later metal handle.
Object Condition
Crack at the top of the piece, above Christ's left arm.
Provenance
From Marac (canton of Langres), parish church of Saint-Léger.
Bibliography
Base objets mobiliers de la Direction régionale des affaires culturelles de Champagne-Ardenne: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/champagne-ardenne/objets-mobiliers/haute-marne/cathedrale-langres/HTML5/home-tt.html [accessed August 2012].
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