and the end hanging downwards towards the knee, but no sword is attached. From the right side, however, there appears to have been suspended some weapon or implement. No vesture is indicated on the thighs or legs; the markings of the toes appear, but a sandal is worn, having a button shewing between the great and first toe. The female has a square-shaped head dress, with a cloth passing round the chin. A cloak is
Monument, St. Stephen's, Bristol.
fastened at the neck, and falls across the upper part of the arms, and a flowing garment under this cloak reaches to the feet, which rest upon a dog, those of the male being placed upon a lion, the head of which is gone. The tomb is divided into six compartments by ogee-headed niches, each containing a figure so much mutilated as to allow of no certain delineation of form or dress. Four of these retain portions of their original colour, but from the two nearest the head of the figure, this appears to have been removed, as are also all the devices from the shields between the canopies. The tomb is surmounted by a large ogee-headed canopy, enriched by rosettes, which run down the jambs to the plinth. The ceiling is formed into two compartments by a single rib, having a large boss in the centre, and terminating on floriated corbels. The two figures are well executed, but the decorative part is coarsely finished. The label-finial, and angular buttresses have, it is believed, been added since the discovery. The base of the monument stands 2 feet below the present floor of the church.
