Chartres, North side, right portal
INNER ARCH
• Second archivolt: lives of Sampson on the left
Left:
† Lion (which Samson slays);
† Samson's parents offer sacrifice (note flames and angel);
Third archivolt: life of Esther (prefiguring Mary)
† Ahasuerus king of Persia;
† Ahasuerus weds Esther;
• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.
Left:
† Crowned head
† Tobi and Tobias prepare feast. They are told of a Jew's death;