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Kirkburn,
St Mary's Church
(East Yorkshire)
Font
12th
century
Limestone.
Decoration on two levels. On the upper a band of intersecting arches
around the rim and figures including Christ in Glory held by two angels,
St Peter receiving the keys from Christ and a baptism. On the lower
level motifs include a cat pouncing on a mouse, and the Agnus Dei
next to a man with a club leading a bull.
Bibliography
:
Mann,
F., 1985. Early Medieval Church Sculpture: A Study of 12th Century
Fragments in East Yorkshire (Beverley), 28-32
Pevsner, D. and Neave, D., 1995. The Buildings of England, Yorkshire:
York and the East Riding (London, Penguin), 583
(Photos:
© P. Ottaway)
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