# pastontreasure

The Ashwellthorpe Triptych portrays the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, with scenes from Jesus' life unfolding behind the Virgin. The kneeling figures in the panels to the left & right are identifiable as Christopher & Catherine Knyvett https://t.co/P8sZFOtduF

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2018-09-14

This beautiful object is known as the Ashwellthorpe Triptych - a triptych is an artwork in three panels intended to be viewed together. This one is a rare pre-Reformation survivor and is thought to date from around 1519. https://t.co/rrE1piQAnb

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2018-07-09

Can you spot this nautilus shell cup in the Paston Treasure? The cup, on loan from , has a gilt mount in the same style as the painting's frame, this is known as 'auricular' which means 'of the ear'. See it here as part of https://t.co/Zy0Z4csIkv

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2018-07-03

This lovely object, on loan from , has just been installed in 'The Riches & Rarities of the Known World', the notebook contains medical recipes written by Magaret Paston, who may be the young girl in 'The Paston Treasure' https://t.co/1hrzk1PMtC

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2018-06-21