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15th or 16th century AD

Gilt wooden statue of a saint

Lugduff, Co. Wicklow This carved statuette is made of yew wood and depicts an unknown figure, probably a saint. It was discovered in 1930 in a ruined building near the upper lake at Glendalough.

15th or 16th century AD.

NMI 1930:211

See this object at our exhibition Glendalough: Power, Prayer & Pilgrimage​

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