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The virgin mourns as she holds the dead Christ on her lap. Called the Pieta hallon for `piety`. this subject developed n Germany and Italy in the 15th century, out of the scene where several figures mourns the dead Christ. This sculpture was commissioned for a saint Thomas Christian church n southern India. The large and active christian community used Syriac as a Liturgical language. The Syriac inscription on the base reads `mother of sorrow`