Welsh warrior in Phrygian cap on W column of S doorway of Kilpeck church: a fine example of Herefordshire School late-Romanesque carving.

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South doorway to the church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck: one of the finest examples of the Herefordshire School of late-Romanesque carving. Detail of the west column featuring one of two Welsh warriors wearing a Phrygian cap, trousers and mail jerkin, and carrying a sword, beside a serpent on the W jamb. Photographed in full sunshine.

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Size: 3706px × 5299px
Location: St Mary and St David's Church, Kilpeck, Pontrilas, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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