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

1225-50 (salamander knop) see final image

breasts of a young woman and pearls as ornaments are naturalistic and bewitching

executed in limewood and retaining traces of its original gesso ground

The symbolism of the Salamander and their mythical connotations makes this piece even more alluring

The stand is supported by three glorious intricately detailed 15th century recumbent Lions

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