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The three Holy Women visiting Christ's tomb. An angel guards the entrance to the tomb, while the three women make their offerings, followed by Christ. The Roman soldiers guarding the tomb have fallen asleep. Syriac Lectionary. Mosul (Iraq), 1216-1220. This manuscript contains passages from the Gospels in liturgical sequence that are used as readings in church services. Tempera on paper. Source: Add. 7170, f.160. Language: Syriac.