Adam and Eve Stone
Description:
This stone was rescued from the old parish church, which was demolished in 1869. It is a piece of architectural detail, possibly from an earlier church on this site. The surface is now very eroded, but casts taken in the early 1900s show more detail. The panel shows two figures standing to either side of a tree, the obvious interpretation being that it represents Adam and Eve at the Tree of Knowledge.
Eve, on the left, her long hair gathered in a braid and flowing down her back as far as her waist, raises an apple to her mouth. Adam, on the right, has shorter hair which falls to his shoulders and is shown reaching towards the tree while covering his nakedness with his left hand. The tree stands between Adam and Eve, but is a rather small specimen: the tree is more usually depicted rising above the two figures, with its branches overhanging them.
It would be conventional for the scene also to depict the serpent, but if this was ever present it has been eroded or cut away. Current location: Kirk Bride, Bride, Ayre, Isle of Man. (244915, 501190)
Country: Isle of Man
County: Ayre
Parish: Bride
Named Location: Bride Churchyard
Grid Reference:
NX449011
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 244965, 501190
Period/Subject: MEDIEVAL - CROSS
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: Manx Cross 0147.00
[ADS] Import RCN: MANX15-0147.00
People Involved:
[Publisher] Manx National Heritage
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