Keyser collection slide 138: Ely
Reference code
GLS/02/0137
Title
Keyser collection slide 138: Ely
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Also labelled "S.16 Ely Cathedral, Miserere Seat. South Side, Stall 16".
Carved wood Misericord seat. A central figure under a tree, bearded with long hair, and positioned astride a lion, pulling the lion's jaws apart. The figure is not holding up the ledge, being separated from it by the tree, a device which focuses attention on his strength in relation to the lion. The side carvings depict foliage. Representation of a scene from the biblical story of Samson.
Carved wood Misericord seat. A central figure under a tree, bearded with long hair, and positioned astride a lion, pulling the lion's jaws apart. The figure is not holding up the ledge, being separated from it by the tree, a device which focuses attention on his strength in relation to the lion. The side carvings depict foliage. Representation of a scene from the biblical story of Samson.
Archival history
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