Bagshaw, S., Bryant, R. and Hare, M. (2006). The discovery of an Anglo-Saxon painted figure at St Mary's Church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. Antiq J 86. Vol 86, pp. 66-109.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
The discovery of an Anglo-Saxon painted figure at St Mary's Church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire | ||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Antiq J 86 | ||||||
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London | ||||||
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86 | ||||||
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66 - 109 | ||||||
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The church of St Mary at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire is well known for its Anglo-Saxon fabric and sculpture. In 1993 a painting of an Anglo-Saxon figure was discovered, and in 2002 it became possible for the authors to study the painting in detail. The painting is on one of a pair of triangular-headed stone panels set high in the internal east wall of the church. The discovery provides a significant addition to the tiny corpus of known Anglo-Saxon wall paintings. The identity of the standing, nimbed figure remains elusive, but the figure can be tentatively dated on art historical grounds to the middle- to late-tenth century. The authors also explore the structural context of the painting. It is suggested that in the first half of the ninth century the church had an upper floor over the central space (the present east end), and that this floor possibly extended over the whole church. At the east end, there were internal openings from this upper floor into a high-level space in the polygonal apse. At a later date two of these openings were blocked and covered by stone panels, one of which is the subject of the paper. It is possible that the panels flanked a high-level altar or an opening through which a shrine, set on a high level floor in the apse, could be viewed. Includes | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2006 | ||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
12 Mar 2008 |
