Enhanced image
Description
Winged angel with outstretched wings, holding a heraldic shield. The frontal figure is set against the south beam of SA1. Surviving painted decoration is muted and worn; the shield retains pale and reddish areas but its original design is difficult to resolve from the photograph.
Heraldry
The shield is heavily worn. Its surviving painted divisions or charges cannot be identified with confidence from the present photograph. Closer examination under varied lighting may help determine whether a coherent heraldic device survives.
Condition
The carving appears substantially intact in this view. Surface decoration is extensively abraded and faded, particularly on the face, body, wings and shield. This is a photographic condition note only, not a conservation assessment.
Interpretation
One of the principal angel figures associated with the south side of SA1. The identity or heraldic significance of the shield is presently unresolved and should remain open pending comparison with the other ceiling figures and further heraldic research.
Location / numbering
SA1-S = South Aisle, compartment 1, south side, central figure. It is positioned on the south edge of the compartment, opposite SA1-N.
Notes
Compare particularly with SA1-N and the east- and west-side figures in the same compartment. The enhanced image is a derivative working/display image; the unaltered SA1-S.jpg remains the evidential master. Catalogue wording may be revised as measurements, conservation information and identifications become available.