In the religious thought and imagery of the Romanesque period Jews were identified in particular with the disgraced disciple, Judas Iscariot. In a capital at Autun the fate of Judas is shown: he is hung from a tree and strangled by two demons, while clutching in his hands the purse containing the thirty pieces of silver mentioned in the Bible - a reminder of one of the most important functions of Jews in the economy of the time as moneylenders.
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