Lot 31 , A rare Anglo-Saxon limestone mask corbel, 10th/11th century, 21cm high, 23.5cm wide, 21.5cm deep

A rare Anglo-Saxon limestone mask corbel, 10th/11th century, the smiling face carved in bas-relief to a cube-shaped block of stone, probably from the Barnack quarry,
ex. Howard Neville 1995.

Anglo-Saxon stone masks can be seen at the tower of St Peter’s Church, Barton-upon-Humber and to the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack, the latter re-located following alterations around 1150. It is likely the corbel stone in this lot was once part of an abbey destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VII’s reign. 21cm high, 23.5cm wide, 21.5cm deep
£1,000-1,500

Sold for £950