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

the patron saint of Ireland

Saint Jude

The Cross was originally painted in the 11th Century

Gloria in excelsis Deo

This Wild Goose Cross is bronze resin and hand casted

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