Fox Saying Grace Worcester Cathedral, Replica Church Woodcarving 17cm / 6.75 Inches High Fairtrade Gifts From_Tanzania starting from New Testament times

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Fox Saying Grace Worcester Cathedral, Replica Church Woodcarving 17cm / 6.75 Inches High Fairtrade Gifts From_Tanzania starting from New Testament timesTaken from the medieval carvings (C1380.) found upon the Misericords and supporters from within the choir stalls of Worcester Cathedral. This magnificent and most fascinating carving shows a Fox saying Grace to another Fox during a church sermon. The interpretation and most likely meaning of this depiction would be to suggest that the Fox represents the clergy, whom were considered by the ordinary person to be crafty manipulators of both the nobility