12th Century Rams Head Font Ecclesiastical Carving 1225-50 (salamander knop) see final

1225-50 (salamander knop) see final image

executed in limewood and retaining traces of its original gesso ground

Mid 20th Century

His right hand is raised in blessing

12th Century Rams Head Font Ecclesiastical Carving 1225-50 (salamander knop) see finalAn incredibly rare striking font carved from limestone, with Rams heads at each corner of a shallow carved bowl. The piece is a 12th Century church Font, but is possibly a reworked Roman altar. A similar example sits in the Toller Porcorum Church of St Andrew & St Peter in the valley of the River Hooke, close to Dorchester. The font comes with a museum quality crown of mortar formed to replace what the artist interpreted was once remaining to give an