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Diptych; ivory; carved; openwork; left panel: Last Supper(or Feast in House of Simon); Mary Magdalene washes Christ's feet, St John leans forward; right panel: Descent from Cross with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus flanked by Virgin, St John and soldier; canopy with pierced tracery at top; gilding on details of canopy, halos, hair, beards and parts of clothing; green polychromy on floor, hats and sleeves; inscription on back.
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