A RARE ROMANESQUE CARVED STONE CORBEL probably 10th/11th ce...
Hammer
£900
A RARE ROMANESQUE CARVED STONE CORBEL
probably 10th/11th century AD, the architectural section carved with a grotesque in the form of a beaked beast, 20cm high x 56cm long x 28cm wide
This unusual surviving fragment has a remarkable history. Discovered in Cerne Abbas, it was shown to the Time Team dig team during the filming of 'Cerne Abbas: Secrets Beneath The Giant', 2025. It was considered by the specialists to be the best early evidence for the medieval church founded during the Anglo-Saxon period and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The corbel can be seen on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.
Provenance:
Cerne Abbas, probably the Abbey.
Hammer
£900
A RARE ROMANESQUE CARVED STONE CORBEL
probably 10th/11th century AD, the architectural section carved with a grotesque in the form of a beaked beast, 20cm high x 56cm long x 28cm wide
This unusual surviving fragment has a remarkable history. Discovered in Cerne Abbas, it was shown to the Time Team dig team during the filming of 'Cerne Abbas: Secrets Beneath The Giant', 2025. It was considered by the specialists to be the best early evidence for the medieval church founded during the Anglo-Saxon period and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The corbel can be seen on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.
Provenance:
Cerne Abbas, probably the Abbey.
