Unidentified scenes

A total of seven standing figures can be distinguished on this capital, distributed on three of its sides. On the south side a man is pointing with his index finger – a gesture of speech – to another figure, who seems to be holding something in his hand. The former is dressed in a short, the latter in a long tunic. Both wear in addition a military cloak of paludamentum type, that they raise, wrapped over their left arm.
Behind them, on the south-west corner of the capital, the remains of a further figure, barefoot and dressed in a long robe and mantle, are visible. Next to this figure, on the narrow side to the west, stand two women (?), whose heads are covered with veils. Their hands are laid over their breast, either to grasp their veil or to hold an object within it.
On the opposite east side of the capital, of which the lower half is wholly lost and has been neutrally restored, stand two further figures. One of them seems to have wings and to be lifting his arm.
The scenes shown on this capital have been interpreted as scenes from the life of Mary, such as the Annunciation, Visitation, or Miracle of the Blossoming Staff. But such interpretations are not convincing in view of the poor state of conservation of the reliefs and the difficulties of construing the surviving details.

index finger coat veil Life Virgin Annunciation Visitation Aaron rod