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Plaque; pale green steatite, in the form of a tympanum; the Nativity and Adoration; in the centre the Virgin lies on a couch, behind her is the Child in the manger and the animals; Joseph is seated on the left and on the right are the three Magi; inscriptions above and below; set in silver with a suspension loop at top.
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