(Matthew 2:13–23): The Virgin sits side-saddle on a donkey holding the Christ child on her lap. The outermost of the donkey’s legs are
carved free from the background of the cross. The sense of motion as he strides across the panel is paralleled by that of the angel
Gabriel alighting in the Annunciation panel on the opposite face of the cross. The Christ child is carved on a vertical axis that aligns
him with the bread held by Paul and Anthony, and the crossed paws of the beasts in the two panels above, and helps to emphasize the
eucharistic symbolism of this side of the cross. Part of a tree, or perhaps part of the figure of Joseph is carved in the upper left
panel.
The Latin inscription in the border reads: + MARIA ⋅ ET IO[SEPHUS] […] TV […]. Translation: ‘+ Mary and Joseph …’
