Rick Gaehl on Nostr: This is a rare Saxon carving of the Mother and Child. It can be found in St John the ...

This is a rare Saxon carving of the Mother and Child. It can be found in St John the Baptist Church, at Inglesham, near Swindon. Until 1910, it lived outside, and was once used as a sundial - the hole for the gnomon, and cuts to mark the hours can be seen at the bottom left.

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