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to right, facing dark portal, an old woman leaning on a cane.
to left, facing sun, a young woman with flowers on a pole
Allegorical picture: immense trail of tiny people wends its way between sun on left to darkened portal on right. In center, a huge lectern with burning candle at which a dark-clothed scribe with crescent and star headdress writes in large book
to right, facing dark portal, an old woman leaning on a cane.
to left, facing sun, a young woman with flowers on a pole
Allegorical picture: immense trail of tiny people wends its way between sun on left to darkened portal on right. In center, a huge lectern with burning candle at which a dark-clothed scribe with crescent and star headdress writes in large book