York, St Mary's Abbey
Life-size figure of Moses.
c.1180-5

Magnesian limestone. A life-sized figure of Moses, with a forked beard and horns, holding the tablets of the Law. There is a serpent with bird-like head coiled around his staff. This is one of a group of thirteen life-size statues, others include Apostles and St John the Baptist, which probably come from the façade of the Chapter House.

Bibliography :
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, 4: Outside the City Walls, East of the Ouse (London, HMSO), xlii - xliv, 23-4
Zarnecki, G., 1984. in G. Zarnecki, J. Holt, and T. Holland, English Romanesque Art, (Arts Council of Great Britain) 204, 173a
Location :
Yorkshire Museum, York

(Photo: © Yorkshire Museum, York)