Strade, Co. Mayo (MA070-067003)

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NMS Description: This 15th-century canopy tomb/wall monument is one of the finest surviving examples of its type in Ireland. It features a pointed arch filled with gloriously flamboyant, flowing cusped tracery.

The front of the mensa or tomb The eight figures are finely carved, with great attention to details such as hair and facial features, the folds of the clothing and the symbolic attributes each displays or carries. The four crowned figures on the W panel (from L) represent the three Magi, carrying their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh in ciborium-like containers, and Christ displaying the Five Wounds. The four figures on the right-hand panel (from L) include a kneeling man, a bishop wearing a mitre, one hand raised in blessing and the other carrying a cross-shaped crozier, St Peter carrying a book and the keys of Heaven, and Saint Paul carrying a book and a sword. More Details