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Figure of St. John

Figure of St. John (© Colchester Castle Museum)

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Medieval

Colchester Castle Museum

circa 1400

A figure of St. John holding a book of Gospels. The figure once formed part of a processional or altar cross. There is a small square hole in the crown of the head that may originally have held a nimbus.

  • Medium: bronze
  • Dimensions: Height: 8.2cm
  • Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £8,000)
  • ArtFunded in: 2002
  • Vendor: Paul Woolston and Ian Melrose

Provenance

Found near Colchester in 2001.


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