Tomb-drop (portion)

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Culture: Medieval. Material: Stone. Accession No: HCM 036. Current Location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick. A carved stone fluted moulding on which sits a portion of a winged rabbit. The terminal of the piece has a carved anthropomorphic stylized face. The rabbit sits on top of the fragment with its mouth open and its ears stretched back. Folded, dragon like wings sit along both sides of its back. Small feet poke out from underneath while its muscled hindlegs give a crouched, ready to spring appearance. The piece is recorded as a tomb-drop. It is possibly a terminal for tracery work of a tomb-canopy, or it may be from similar tracery on the tomb itself. Chest or altar tombs became common in the Medieval period and occupied prominent positions in Church and graveyards. More.

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The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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