Relief with the Nativity Relief with the birth of Christ, The stable is indicated by a double, shell-shaped vault, supported on both sides by two Romanesque columns with leaf capitals, which simultaneously bear a narrow tower of two floors with windows. In the foreground Maria is sitting with her legs extended to the left in the cradle. She points with her right hand in the direction of the manger and holds a fold of her dress with the left. On the left, the pensive Joseph sits frontally on a seat. He supports the bearded head with the left hand, the elbow rests on his knee, the other hand lie

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
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