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A low-relief sculpture of a leopard from a grave-slab. The sculpture comes from a shield carved on a coffin-shaped grave slab. The leopard was the heraldic device on the shield; there is no accompanying inscription. It is cut on a separate block to the grave slab, which suggests that there may have been a change of patron after the grave slab was commissioned, or that the grave slab was reused. It dates to the thirteenth century, the period of the later church and cloister at Haughmond Abbey. When found, the grave slab had been removed from its original location, so it cannot be tied to a specific skeleton. The grave slab is a notable product from a local workshop, also probably responsible for slabs of similar style at Buildwas, Shrewsbury, and Wenlock Abbeys.

Title

Leopard*

Date

13th C

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 20.5 x W 26.5 x D 8.5 cm

Accession number

78204022.2

Work type

Relief

Artist or maker

unknown artist

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