Mass of St. Gregory; Annunciation

Oblong carving of boxwood; square with arched top:one face with Mass of St Gregory, with two acolytes officiating before altar, on which stands Christ with instruments of the Passion; two bishops to right, two priests to left; other face with Annunciation and two men counting beads before figure of Virgin and Child, patron saint on each side; part of larger carving.

source: British Museum website

Biblical Scenes

Pinnacle: Virgin and child in centre, with four reliefs making up the Holy Kinship on the inside; upper bead opens into a triptych; corpus: Nativity, Moses and the Burning Bush, Gideon and the Fleece, Flowering of Aaron's Rod; left wing: Annunciation; right wing: Presentation in the Temple; lower bead: Adoration of the Magi; exterior: Tree of Jesse

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