Coronation of the Virgin, Lincoln Cathedral Roof Boss 11cm High Wedding Gifts and Cards A pair of similar snails

A pair of similar snails are carved onto two rectangular panels of carved foliage between the ground floor and first floor windows on the front of Worcester Guild Hall

4 x Purple candles

Base Width 38mm

Size: 14cm x 20cm

Coronation of the Virgin, Lincoln Cathedral Roof Boss 11cm High Wedding Gifts and Cards A pair of similar snailsCoronation of the Virgin roof boss. Lincoln Cathedral, choir. c. 1260. This is a particularly lovely piece of work, the figures are sensitively carved and the drapery convincingly realistic and graceful. The boss is quite a deep one, being the junction between vaulting ribs of a tall section. Oddly, the carving is slightly askew to the central vaulting rib. A flaw in the original block of stone may have come to light as work progressed and forced the