Arch fragment with two human heads

Description

This is part of a Norman arch from Hatherleigh church in Devon. It shows two human heads with leaves sprouting from their mouths. Figures like this are often called ‘green men’.

Accession Loan No.

20/1993

Collection Class

Architectural fragments

Common Name

arch fragment with two human heads

Simple Name

architectural fragment

Full Name

arch fragment with two human heads [green men]

Dimensions

whole W 380 mm; whole height 260 mm; whole depth 80 mm

Period Classification

Norman (1066-1200)

Production Year Low

1100

Production Year High

1199

Family Group



Material

stone; aplite?

Collection Site Name

Parish Church, Hatherleigh

Collection Town

Hatherleigh

Collection County

Devon

Collection Country

United Kingdom: England

Collection Area Region

Northern Europe

Collection Continent

Europe