Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Bible Version_NIV New International Version Scrolled and spiked design

Scrolled and spiked design

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Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Bible Version_NIV New International Version Scrolled and spiked designPelican in its Piety. Taken from the medieval carvings C. 1450 found upon the Misericords within the choir stalls of Cartmel Priory. This carving known as Pelican in its Piety shows a large bird from the Pelicanidae family, this being certain birds with pouches under the beak. An explanation of this carving is that it is an early Christian symbol originating in the Middle East. It usually depicts a female Pelican on her nest, with wings half spread