Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left), ca. 1220–30

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Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left), ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving, French, Limestone, Overall: 26 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 12 in. ( x 240 x cm), Sculpture, This lintel surmounted a small portal, perhaps leading to the cloister at Saint-Père-en-Vallée, a Benedictine abbey situated in the shadow of Chartres Cathedral. The fluid drapery style and especially the serene quality of the faces closely resemble sculpture at the cathedral

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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