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Northampton,
St Peter's Church
Tombstone
c. 1140
Oolitic
limestone. The central motif on this richly carved slab is a male
head with moustaches from whose mouth issue stalks with leaves and
flowers. Lower down the stalks loop around a beast and winged monster
both biting their tails. At the base there is a dog attacking a stag.
Above the head are two medallions, one containing a lion and the other
interlaced strips.
Dimensions: L. 1.37m, W.450, T.160mm
Bibliography
:
Zarnecki, G., 1984. in G. Zarnecki, J. Holt, and T. Holland, English
Romanesque Art, (Arts Council of Great Britain) 180, 142
Location
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St Peter's Church, Northampton
(Photo:
© R. A. Hall)
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