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Christ, long-ahired, bearded and moustached, is seated on a rectangular plinth. His robe is belted at the waist; his cloak, caught at the breast and held by a diamond-shaped brooch is held apart by both hands but is folded over the thighs and knees and falls to the ground covering the right foot but leaving the left foot bare. The right hand is raised in blessing; the left hand is placed on an orb which is supported by the left thigh. The plinth has simple moulding at the base and triple moulding at the top, the edges being slightly chamfered. 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