A Medieval Stone Carving Of A Human Headed Serpant.

Recently aquired from A West Country Collector this figure which the owner had always known as a Hunky Punk was used as a decorative garden figure on a wall,

Which is quite apt as a hunky punk is an architectural feature that is purely decorative, with no other functional purpose but to amaze or warn the people below..Hunky punks are often short squatting figures typical of those found in some Somerset churches, however hunky punks come in many shapes and sizes and are recognized in spiritual architecture throughout the world, although mostly in middle to late medieval building onwards. Some theories consider that the balance of good and evil created in church design to remind worshipers that the narrow path they tread was present in everything.

This example which is a human headed dragon that is gurning is in good condition with only a few losses .

24" Long

9" High

9" Wide 

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