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The style of the carving is closely comparable to other examples of romanesque carving in Yorkshire. Similarities between two manuscript psalters which can be linked to Bridlington, and this carving, suggest that Bridlington may have been a notable site of artistic production in the area.\r\n\r\nThe figure has been left plain at the back, indicating that it must have been originally displayed against a background, probably in a niche. It may have formed part of a figural group, probably an Annunciation or Visitation. However, it is also possible that it formed part of a voussoir (door surround): there are larger fragments of figural voussoirs of from the (slightly later) Benedictine abbey of St Mary's, York.","physicalDescription":"The fragment is in two parts, now joined together, from the lower half of a standing figure, swathed in drapery. The figure is carved in the round, but the back has been left plain. Despite its fragmentary condition, the carving of the figure is reasonably well preserved. Tiny traces of a bright red pigment survive in the deepest folds of the drapery.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"magnesian limestone","id":"AAT11346"}],"techniques":[{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"},{"text":"painting","id":"x30598"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Magnesian limestone","categories":[{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SCP","id":"THES48600"},"images":["2006AC7021","2018KV2847"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"8 (VA)","id":"THES49714"},"free":"","case":"CA4","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Fragment of a statuette","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Bridlington Priory","id":"x39263"},"association":{"text":"discovered","id":"x37269"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Yorkshire","id":"x29523"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1170-1180","earliest":"1165-01-01","latest":"1180-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Dr G. 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Bridlington Priory was an important Augustinian house.\r\nGiven by Dr G. Zarnecki, 1950.\n\nHistorical significance: The way in which the folds of the fabric are rendered in this piece is typical for its date and place of manufacture. The fabric clings to the upper leg of the figure in a style sometimes called 'damp fold', which was popular in England from the middle of the century, and has often been attributed to Byzantine influence. At the same time, the trough-like folds with rounded ends which form the looser parts of the garment look forward to a later, more naturalistic style of drapery.","historicalContext":"The figure has been left plain at the back, indicating that it must have been originally displayed against a background, probably in a niche. Zarnecki suggested that it once formed part of a figural group, probably an Annunciation or Visitation. However, it is also possible that it formed part of a voussoir: there are larger fragments of historiated voussoirs of slightly later date from the Benedictine abbey of St Mary's, York.","briefDescription":"Fragment of a statuette, magnesian limestone, from Bridlington Priory, English, ca. 1170-1180","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"P. Williamson, <u>Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture</u>, London, 1983, pp. 90-91, cat. no. 41"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"G. Zarnecki, \"Two late twelfth century reliefs in York Minster\" in Studies in Romanesque Sculpture, London, 1979"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"M. Thurlby, \"Observations on the twelfth century sculpture from Bridlington Priory\" in C. 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