Two carvings in Worcester Cathedral, page, photomechanical print, Above a mythical creature between a figure and two birds of prey, below a sphinx between two birds., number: 'XXXI, XXXII', c. 1863 - in or before 1873, paper, Woodburytype, height 306 mm x width 244 mm, interior of church, fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'), 'Mostri' (Ripa), sphinx (lion, woman), 'Sfinge' (Ripa), carving, applied arts, A vertical image shows two separate rectangular stone relief panels mounted on a pale background, one near the top and one near the bottom. The upper panel features a central carved figure with wings and a hooded human head, flanked on the left by a small human figure and an animal head, and on the right by a bird-like creature facing downward that appears to be holding something in its beak. The lower panel depicts a central composite creature with a human head and a lion-like body standing between two large facing birds with rounded bodies and detailed feathering. ...
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Two carvings in Worcester Cathedral, page, photomechanical print, Above a mythical creature between a figure and two birds of prey, below a sphinx between two birds., number: 'XXXI, XXXII', c. 1863 - in or before 1873, paper, Woodburytype, height 306 mm x width 244 mm, interior of church, fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'), 'Mostri' (Ripa), sphinx (lion, woman), 'Sfinge' (Ripa), carving, applied arts, A vertical image shows two separate rectangular stone relief panels mounted on a pale background, one near the top and one near the bottom. The upper panel features a central carved figure with wings and a hooded human head, flanked on the left by a small human figure and an animal head, and on the right by a bird-like creature facing downward that appears to be holding something in its beak. The lower panel depicts a central composite creature with a human head and a lion-like body standing between two large facing birds with rounded bodies and detailed feathering. Both panels show carved frames and a horizontal ledge above each relief. The photograph has a sepia tone and the stone surfaces show visible texture and tool marks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_086

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Two carvings Worcester Cathedral page photomechanical print mythical creature figure two birds prey sphinx number Xxxi Xxxii c 1863 - 1873 paper Woodburytype height 306 mm x width 244 mm interior church fabulous animals sometimes wrongly called grotesques Mostri Ripa lion woman Sfinge carving applied arts vertical image two separate rectangular stone relief panels mounted pale background near top bottom upper panel features central carved wings hooded human head flanked left small human figure animal head right bird- creature facing downward holding something beak lower panel depicts central composite creature human head lion- body standing two large birds rounded bodies detailed feathering panels carved frames horizontal ledge relief photograph sepia tone stone surfaces visible texture tool marks

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