Northampton (Northamptonshire)


1. St Peter's

This interesting male figure is holding two columns and is being swallowed by a hellish beast.
Also very evident are the "pine-cones" which are the European versions of the lotus-buds of Indian iconography.


A close-up of the capital, photographed in 2004 by Rick Forbes.



The exterior corbel-tables of the church include several interesting - and much less sophisticated - carvings on carnal themes
(note the mutual hair-pulling [?] in the first pair).

exhibitionist couple

 


Beast biting its tail

 

Exhibitionist musicians
Exhibitionist pair with conjoined mouths

 

Exhibitionist drinker or bagpiper


...one of which can be compared with males at Graimbouville (Seine-Maritime, Normandy),

Givrezac, and Champagnolles (Charente-Maritime, Saintonge).

2. Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Corbels 3-6 of the South aisle (formerly an external wall).

The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture website http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/nhhsc/index.htm
erroneously describes the two on the right as follows:
S5. Human head, triangular in shape, with arms to either sideclutching a shawl or hood.
S6. Long human head with pointed forked beard and full lips.