Medieval Faces From Winchelsea
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This is one of three effigies in Sussex marble that are older than the present church. Pious descendants probably had them carried up from old Winchelsea.
Puckish, or what?
A 15th century angel
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Date: 2016-03-04 03:27 pm (UTC)The first one is quite lovely.
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Date: 2016-03-04 06:12 pm (UTC)The 15 century surely had some strange angels...
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Date: 2016-03-04 06:30 pm (UTC)I suppose the idea the sculptor is trying to convey is hair streaming in the breeze.
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