Description
The design of this delightful carving is wonderfully imaginative (the dragon looks as though he's stepped straight from the pages of a story book) and it is easy to forget that he's actually over 650 years old - but then
Red And White Advent Candles Set
Candle Holder black metal
Close examination of the boss reveals it was once brightly painted
the westernmost boss in the nave
St Thomas A Beckett, Exeter Cathedral Roof Boss 10cm High Advent Candle Holders The design of this delightfulThe murder of Saint Thomas a Beckett roof boss. Exeter Cathedral, nave. c. 1350. This, the westernmost boss in the nave, is widely considered to be the finest boss in Britain. It depicts the murder of Thomas a Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral at the hands of King Henry II's knights in 1170. The figures are accurately carved and arranged with a fine sense of overall design. This boss has been painted since World War II, but was in all probability