MEDIEVAL CARVED WOODEN PLAQUE

15th c. English Oak Plaque, depicting a recumbent manticore (a lion-like beast with human facial features and tail of venomous spines - a mythical creature often illustrated in Medieval art), probably from a country church as images such as this were important symbols in Medieval Christianity, 9" x 8 1/4". Condition commensurate with age. Provenance: From the Estate of Frank Cowan