'Pareerkersse' (banner) of the confraternity of the Holy Blood: Front and back views

Front and back views ; The banner represents an event from circa 1150 when Baudouin III presented the relic of the Holy Blood to Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders. Originally a pelican feeding her chicks with her blood was set between the figures, but only their feet remain, the entwined branches in a circle represent the crown of thorns, speckled with drops of red representing the blood of Christ. This carving is designed to be lightweight and visible from front and back, being worked and polychromed on both sides.