Tomb of Arnold van der Sluis or Heusden, Knight (c. 1245-1296), The tomb has a cover plate on which the deceased with open eyes and hands in praying position, lying with two hands the head is shown on a cushion under a canopy. He wears a coat of mail and a coat of arms, from the right shoulder hangs the bandeller, on which the shield that almost completely covers the sword. He wears a wide belt around the waist, a belt around the head. On the shield the coat of arms, also city coat of arms of Heusden. In each of the two long sides of the tomb beneath shallow niches with blind window traces, in which four passes, four niches with window traces at the head end and three at the foot end. The footboard in the middle recess shows a young person dressed in a long robe with a band (?) In the hair and with the hands in a praying position, a coat of arms in each of the flanking niches, of which the judge shows a climbing, crowned lion with a split tail. On the sloping sides of the lid you can read the following inscription: ... ctis iac (et) h (ic) tumulat (us) Husde (n) si nat (us) ex clara stirpe vocat (us) Arnold (us) ) mile (s) the slusa sp (er) ne (re) viles Act (us) h (ic) novit falso ... olita (m) Q (ua) rto saved (n) das a mense dec (em) bre bald tie. Ano milleno d (omi) ni noviesque noveno. Bern, anonymous, Maasstreek, c. 1296 - c. 1325, limestone, total: h 90 cm × w 323 cm × d 142 cm × w 4561 kg tomb: h 45 cm (excl. lid) × w 323 cm × d 133 cm × t 20 cm lid: h 54 cm × w 289 cm (excl. the missing section at the foot end) × d 142 cm × w 1800 kg
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Tomb, Arnold van der Sluis, Heusden, Knight, c, 1245-1296, tomb, cover plate, deceased, open eyes, hands, praying position, lying, two hands, head, shown, cushion under, canopy, wears, coat, mail, arms, right shoulder hangs, bandeller, shield, almost completely covers, sword, wide belt, waist, belt, city coat, two long sides, tomb beneath shallow niches, blind window traces, four passes, four niches, window traces, three, foot, footboard, middle recess, young person dressed, long robe, band, hair, flanking niches, judge, climbing, crowned lion, split tail, sloping sides, lid you, read, following inscription, ctis iac, et, h, ic, tumulat, us, Husde, n, si nat, ex clara stirpe vocat, Arnold, mile, s, slusa sp, er, ne, re, viles Act, novit falso, olita, m, Q, ua, rto saved, das, mense dec, em, bre bald tie, Ano milleno d, omi, ni noviesque noveno, Bern, Maasstreek, 1296, 1325, limestone, total
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