Amesbury

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	Type:	Foliage-spewer
	Location:	Church of St Mary and St Melor
	OS GR:	SU 142414
	Period:	Mediaeval
	Medium:	Wood carving
	Foliage:	Acanthus leaf
	Mood:	Grotesque, disturbing
Description This grotesque green man forms one of the supporters of the mediaeval roof in Amesbury church. Look for him on the North side of the nave roof at the west end -- he is the second from the West. He is spewing acanthus leaves, and is obviously finding it an unpleasant experience, with his mouth grossly distended and his eyes popping. Also at Amesbury An anthropophagus (man-eater) among the bosses of the South transept Just a mile or so away -- Stonehenge!

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Page created on 6 December 2008. Last updated on 6 January 2008.