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A scroll curving up to the right from his hand was presumably previously inscribed 'Vere Filius Dei erat iste.' Behind him to the right is the figure of a man wearing a rolled-brim hat who may be intended to represent Longinus. The right hand of the Virgin and the left hand of the figure on the right of the panel are broken. The top of the panel, including a piece of the battlementing, is chipped. Green paint remains on the ground at the bottom of the panel. Traces of red paint remain elsewhere on the panel, particularly on the robes of the standing figures and on Christ's halo. A considerable amount of gilt remains on the background, with the remains of gesso knobs. There are traces of a painted inscription in black at the bottom of the panel. The back of the panel is marked with a large 'X' scored on the surface. 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