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Relief Of A Monk or Cleric

A wooden panel with a monk or cleric, perhaps a Saint, carved in high relief. The figure wears long robes and a cloak that covers his head and is draped across his body. A rare survival. Irish, 15th century.

Culture: Medieval. Material: Wood. Accession no: HCM 008.
Current location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland.

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Creator

  • Hunt Museum, as part of the Art of Reading in the Middle Ages project.

Subject

  • Cultural Heritage & History
  • Monk
  • Cleric
  • Figure Carving
  • High Relief
  • Panel
  • Irish
  • Medieval Reading Culture
  • Reading Culture (Devotional)
  • Reading Culture (Monastic)
  • …
  • carvings (visual works)
  • sculpture (visual works)
  • religious visual works
  • Middle Ages

Type of item

  • 3D