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  • This scene of Knights battling, is carved in the Herefordshire school of Romanesque.
Carved stone panel, battling knights, Monmouth
  • This photograph is of a replica of an original carving which lurks under the right foot of the effigy of Richard Herbert of Ewais - the grandson of William and Gwladus. He died in 1510 and his magnificent tomb stands against the south wall of the Herbert Chapel in St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny. The carving was only discovered when the tomb was dismantled for restoration. It has not been seen for nearly 500 years. With the tomb restored, the original is no longer visible. A bedesman is a person charged with saying the prayers of the rosary for the souls of the departed. Source: Display text, Abergavenny Museum
Replica alabaster beadsman, Abergavenny, 1510
  • This magnificent and massive stone was discovered at Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey. It had been deliberately buried in a pit at the centre of a stone circle, with the pit subsequently being sealed by the building of a large tomb over top of it. Before it was hidden it is assumed that the stone was meant to be viewed upright as we see it in this image. The swirling patterns on the stone are very similar to those carved on the walls of tombs found throughout the Irish Sea area, suggesting that the whole of the region enjoyed a common culture.
Decorated stone made by Wales' first farmers, c. 5,000 years ago
  • The carving on this stone, which is roughly 11cm long, closely resembles a fishtrap, and it is possible that this is what was deliberately depicted here. Fishing in the River Clwyd, close to where this find was discovered, would have provided an important source of food for the Mesolithic people living in the area.
Decorated stone pebble, c. 9,000 years old
Decorated stone pebble, less than 5cm long, c. 9,000 years old
  • This decorated stone pebble, less than 5cm in length, is engraved on all four sides with a tree like motif. It was found at Rhuddlan, Flintshire
Decorated stone pebble, c. 9,000 years old