 The Magdalen 's <unk> jar was common in the lexicon of art in van der Weyden 's period . Mary of Bethany may have used a jar when she <unk> of her sins at Christ 's feet in her home ; by the Renaissance , the image of the Magdalen was of the woman who <unk> Christ 's feet with her tears and dried them with her hair . She signified the " sacrament of <unk> ( <unk> and <unk> ) " by pouring precious <unk> on Christ 's feet at his tomb . 
