This is an exceptional example of mediaeval European imagery; it has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. Attributed to a workshop in Limoges, this 12th-century Romanesque altarpiece is on display behind a grass screen on the high altar of the church of the Sanctuary of San Miguel de Aralar.
Thirty-seven enamel panels make up a singular collection of figures, harmonically arranged on a gilded metal plate 2 metres wide and 1.4 metres higth.
The absence of medals and small sections of arches remind us that 'Erik the Belgian', an international art thief, stole a large number of pieces of this exceptional work in 1979 Fortunately, almost all of them have been recovered over the years.
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