Relief with St James, Jacobus is head-to-front with his head. He holds an open book with the band against him with both hands. The spine is shown in a (distorted) perspective on the top and bottom of the book. The apostle wears beard and mustache, his hair separated on either side on the shoulders, a hollow nimbus behind the head, which partially cuts the profile edge. He wears a tunic suspended around the waist with beaded neck hem, the cloak hangs over the right knee from the right shoulder, the bare feet are on uneven ground. At the top, the figure is copied by a profile border with the embedded text (S.IA) COBUS. On the book: AMIC (US) S (AEC (U) LI HVIUS INIMICUS DEI CO (N) STITVIT (UR), Sint Odilienberg, anonymous, Maastricht, c. 1150 - c. 1170, sandstone, h 125 cm × w 28 cm × d 20 cm × w 138 kg
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Relief, St James, Jacobus, head-to-front, head, holds, open book, band, hands, spine, shown, distorted, perspective, top, bottom, book, apostle wears beard, mustache, hair separated, side, shoulders, hollow nimbus, partially cuts, profile edge, wears, tunic suspended, waist, beaded neck hem, cloak hangs, right knee, right shoulder, bare feet, uneven ground, figure, copied, profile border, embedded text, S.IA, COBUS, AMIC, US, S, AEC, U, LI HVIUS INIMICUS DEI CO, N, STITVIT, UR, Sint Odilienberg, Maastricht, c, 1150, 1170, sandstone
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