Monkey's Head, Canterbury Cathedral Roof Boss 9cm High Catholic Online Gift Shop This elegant Paschal candlestick is

This elegant Paschal candlestick is 39 Inches / 1 metre High

Frame Size: 12 Inches Diameter

Iran and Afghanistan

5 Inches / 14cm

30cm high - 12 inches

Monkey's Head, Canterbury Cathedral Roof Boss 9cm High Catholic Online Gift Shop This elegant Paschal candlestick isMonkey's head roof boss. Canterbury Cathedral, cloisters. c. 1350 This is quite a light hearted and unusual piece. The monkey was probably taken from the "Barbary Apes" of Gibraltar which the Crusaders would have brought back to Britain with them. Although very obviously a monkey, the rather high positioning of his ears suggest that the carver probably didn't have a live "model" to copy, but was reliant upon a third party's sketch. This carving is