This isn’t just any armour- it is his armour, the same armour that hangs empty above the tomb, replicated with complete fidelity even down to tiny details like the position of rivets. Jessica Barker was struck by the discovery, stating “there is something deeply affecting about the way his armour is depicted on the tomb.

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The research team believes that the effigy was constructed with the help of an armourer who could both ensure the accurate detailing, and the way the effigy pieces were assembled.ĭr. reads like an introduction to Pat Conroys The Prince of Tides. The study reveals that the effigy is one of the most sophisticated and elaborate castings to come out of the Middle Ages. The researchers also used a handheld device that emits high-energy beams to analyze the gilt effigy tomb’s exterior. This was the first glimpse inside this sculpture in over 600 years. The data from the endoscope showed that it was cast in sections, and was held together by an intricate system of bolts and pins that was invisible from the outside. The research team slid an endoscope (a tool typically used in medicine) through one of the original small openings in the effigy. (Photo Credit: Heritage Images/ Getty Images) Derby in Snow Leopard Look Propt Womens Travelbound Soleil Slip-on.

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