Oval fiddle and pipes

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
ca. 1175
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • St. Nicholas Church (Barfreston, Kent, England)
    Frieze round the arch of the south door

Description

Seated figure playing an oval fiddle, with C-holes and 3 strings, between his knees with a well-arched bow. A monkey to his left plays a panpipe; a hare to his right plays an indeterminate pipe that may be a double pipe.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Fiddle [3142]
Panpipe [4024]
End-blown flute [3940]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Montagu, Jeremy and Gwen Montagu. Minstrels & angels: Carvings of musicians in medieval English churches (Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf Press, 1998) 19, plate 50. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4179