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THE WITCH ON THE WALL
A female nude, often referring very openly to her genitals. Found on medieval buildings, churches and castles, but sometimes interpreted as a fertility figure of pagan origin. First developed by Romanesque carvers the image was adopted for protective purposes by builders in medieval England and Ireland. In the latter country it won particular favour, associated with lingering pagan beliefs. As an erotic subject of enigmatic origin the Sheela-na-gig has evaded scholars since the mid-nineteenth century, when antiquarians first began to wonder about that kind of figure.

THE AUTHOR
Born in Copenhagen. Married to a girl from Galway. Contributions to many periodicals, English Studies, English Miscellany. The Burlington Magazine, art reviews in Scandinavia, and Irish archaeological magazines in Galway and Kildare. »The Witch on the Wall« earned the author a doctorate in the history of art at Copenhagen University.

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