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Figure of St. John (© Castle Museum)
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© Castle Museum

Figure of St. John

Artist: Medieval

Location: Castle Museum

Date: circa 1400

Materials: bronze

Dimensions: Height: 8.2cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £8,000)

Vendor: Paul Woolston and Ian Melrose

Review number: 5069 (2002)

Provenance:
Found near Colchester in 2001.

Description:
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.

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