Monkey's Head, Canterbury Cathedral Roof Boss 9cm High Candle Diameter_2 Inches the patron saint of Ireland

the patron saint of Ireland

The Cross was originally painted in the 11th Century

Saint Jude

A wonderfully crafted solid brass holy water stoop with angels at the foot of the cross

Monkey's Head, Canterbury Cathedral Roof Boss 9cm High Candle Diameter_2 Inches the patron saint of IrelandMonkey's head roof boss. Canterbury Cathedral, cloisters. c. 1350 This is quite a light hearted and unusual piece. The monkey was probably taken from the "Barbary Apes" of Gibraltar which the Crusaders would have brought back to Britain with them. Although very obviously a monkey, the rather high positioning of his ears suggest that the carver probably didn't have a live "model" to copy, but was reliant upon a third party's sketch. This carving is