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The figures of the Virgin and the archangel Gabriel are set beneath round-headed arches.
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
Dunfermline
Title
Pediment
Date
1526–1533
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 92.7 x W 204.9 x D 17.9 cm
Accession number
DNF/pdn/1
Acquisition method
on loan from Scottish Ministers
Work type
Sculpture
Inscription description
The angel carries a scroll which reads: AVE . GRATIA . D[OMI]N[U]S . TECU[M] (Hail full of grace, the Lord is with thee); a book set on a lectern in front of the kneeling Virgin lies open, with her answer written across both pages: ECCE ANCILLA D[OMI]NI FIAT MICHI S[ECUNDUM] V[ERBUM] T[UUMI] (Behold the handmaiden of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word)
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
St Margaret's Street, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7PE Scotland
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