IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 30111 accession number: M.5-1918 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Wood carved in high relief. In the centre is the tomb, the side of which is pierced with three roundels enclosing quatrefoils. Christ lying on a shroud is being lowered into the tomb by a bearded Nicodemus (on the right) and an assistant. Both are dressed in contemporary costume, with purses hanging from their belts. Christ is naked but for a loin cloth and still wears the Crown of Thorns. Behind the tomb are the Virgin, holding the left arm of Christ, and supported by St John. To their left stand Mary Magdalene with a jar of ointment and the other Mary. A third holy woman stands on the right behind Nicodemus. title: relief LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by A. H. Buttery STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30111 PEOPLE ------------------- Nicodemus Christ St John Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Mary woman SUBJECTS ------------------- The Entombment The Entombment TECHNIQUES ---------- wood, carved in high relief carving TECHNIQUES ---------- relief CATEGORIES ------ category: sculpture DATING ------ creation date: 1475 - 1500 creation date earliest: 1475 creation date latest: 1500 culture: 15th Century, Late# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Depth units: in value: 4.0 dimension: Height units: in value: 15.0 dimension: Width units: in value: 17.0 IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/M_5_1918_281_29.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/mid_M_5_1918_281_29.jpg height: 362 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/M_5_1918_281_29.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/preview_M_5_1918_281_29.jpg height: 181 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/M_5_1918_282_29.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/mid_M_5_1918_282_29.jpg height: 362 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/M_5_1918_282_29.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/preview_M_5_1918_282_29.jpg height: 181 pixels width: 250 pixels