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Bible
France or England, ca. 1260-1270
MS M.138 fol. 292v
Mattathias, raising sword held in right hand, places hand on head of Jew, kneeling on one knee, holding platter in which is boar's head.
Scene within decorated initial E.
Illustration for I Maccabees 2:23-25.
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