Tomb of John Golafre, by Unknown (1442, c.)

Tomb of John Golafre, by Unknown (1442, c.)

The tomb has two tiers: On the upper tier, John Golafre is represented in flesh and bones and covered by armor. On the lower tier though, he is represented as a skeleton lying on a shroud.

Unknown

Golafre chantry in St Nicholas' church, Fyfield, Oxfordshire, UK.

Image of the two-tier tomb found in https://narratingwaste.wordpress.com/ Waste Effects, "Cadaver tombs: funerary art and architecture".
https://narratingwaste.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/cadaver-tombs-funerary-art-and-architecture/

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200715225232/https://narratingwaste.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/cadaver-tombs-funerary-art-and-architecture/

Image of the lower tier found in Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memento_Mori_in_St_Nicholas_Church.jpg

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200715225247/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memento_Mori_in_St_Nicholas_Church.jpg

1442, c.

Stone carving.
Dimensions: Unknown