229. MS M.917/945, pp. 154–157

The Virgin's funeral cortege consists of the twelve apostles. John, with a palm, leads the way; Peter sprinkles the cloth-covered coffin with holy water; and Paul censes it. At the left, the priest Jephonias hides behind a hillock with a group of soldiers. Two other soldiers have tried to stop the procession by toppling the coffin, but their hands miraculously stick to it; indeed, the hand of one soldier is severed from his wrist.