# Tympanum from the Abbey Church of Egmond

- By: anonymous
- Date: in or after 1121 - in or before 1130
- Medium: lead (metal), metal, sandstone
- Classification: relief (sculpture)
- Dimensions: height 88 cm x width 175 cm (210 cm incl. corner pieces) x depth 12.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-NM-1914--bb10923da7faaca87dbc27ba441907f8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/TqZzZ/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Petronilla, Duchess of Saxony and Countess of Holland, ordered this tympanum for above the entrance to the Benedictine monastery of Egmond-Binnen. She stands  at right, her son, Count Dirk VI, at left. Both address the apostle Peter with the words inscribed along the edge: ‘O gate keeper of heaven, let in these faithful multitudes kneeling before you and intercede for them with the King of Heaven.’