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Figure located high up on inner face of left hand corner of N facing window of Rattoo round tower (KE009-056001-). Plaster cast of figure in National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. Described by Freitag as a ‘flat figure with big head, pronounced forehead and strangely formed, almost rectangular ears; depression indicating eyes and mouth, but no nose, pointed chin; thin neck. Angular shoulders; no breasts. Arms flexed with left hand on thigh; hands not visible in plaster cast, but extension of arm pointing in direction of pudenda; right arm held at right angle; if original delineates hand it would be on abdomen. Thighs and calves of figure well rounded; both feet pointing outwards’ (Freitag 2004, 139).
See attached drawing of sheela-na-gig taken from Toal 1995, Fig. 130.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 06 June 2012
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