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The Tiberius Psalter. Anglo-Saxon England (Winchester), c.1050.
British Library Cotton Tiberius C VI

Folio 14r, The Harrowing of Hell

A larger image of f. 14r: The Harrowing of Hell; with Christ bending down to rescue souls

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Back to the smaller image of f. 14r: The Harrowing of Hell, The Tiberius Psalter. England (Winchester), c.1050, British Library Cotton Tiberius C VI

Christ, standing on a devil with bound arms and feet, breaks open the door of Hell and bends down deeply to harrow (or release) souls from Hell’s mouth.