Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left)

ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

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. Nearby is displayed the head of Joseph from the Chartres choir screen. Both the head and the bearded figures in the entombment scene show strong similarities.

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Title: Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left)
Date: ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving
Culture: French
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 26 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 12 in. (67.9 x 240 x 30.5 cm)
weight: 1603lb. (727.1kg)
Classification: Sculpture-Stone
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1939
Object Number: 39.82
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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