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NWH-01

Marital Combat.

Left Supporter - man watches.

Right Supporter - woman watches.

NWH-02

Horse leaves stable/

Left Supporter - Groom in belted tunic stands with lance.

Right Supporter - Nobleman holds cup and stein.

NWH-03

Pelican and young.

Left Supporter - Animal lies with head facing away from scene.

Right Supporter - Animal [head missing] lies with head facing away from scene.

NWH-04

Couple talk.

Supporters - A prophet stands and gestures.

NWH-05

Hermit and dog.

Supporters - Seated prophet reads Bible.

NH-06

Woman tying the devil to a cushion.

Left Supporter -  Robed man stands holding chalice.

Right Supporter - Robed man stands holding knife.

NH-07

Bicorporal Monster.

Left Supporter - Devil [head restored] with second head in its belly pulls end of chain through devil’s mouth.

Right Supporter - Devil, with second head in its belly pulls end of chain through devil’s mouth.

NH-08

Women dancing.

Left Supporter - Woman [head reconstructed] holds up her skirt and kicks.

Right Supporter - Man in fancy tunic sits and holds one leg horizontal with both hands, possibly kicking or donning stockings.

NH-09

Tied monsters.

Supporters - women with trailing gowns hold ends of chain attached to ring.

NH-10

Stylized leaves and man battling snail.

Left Supporter - snail with shell on its back.

Right Supporter - Nude man with shield and spear emerges from shell.

NH-11

Lion mask.

Supporters - Dog holds axe in both paws and looks back towards the lion.

NH-12

Foliage and two snails.

Supporters - eagles with prey in talons look threateningly at each other.

NH-13

Spools of thread rest behind a basket with foliage at sides.

Left Supporter - Squirrel holds spool of wool.

Right Supporter - Ape cards wool.

NH-14

Shepherd holds a stick and sits between two trees.

Left Supporter - large curly wooly ram [head restored].

Right Supporter -  large curly wooly ram.

NH-15

Daniel in the den of lions.

Left Supporter -  Lion holds bone between his paws.

Right Supporter - Lioness eats a bone.

NH-16

Crowned animals.

Supporters - cock fight.

NH-17

Hermit with lions. Seated old man reads book. Two lions are visible behind him.

Left Supporter - Old nude man stands with walking stick, pouch slung over his shoulder.

Right Supporter - Old man walks with stick.

NH-18

Animals confronting each other in a forest.

Supporters - seated griffins, wings up, head turned, tail raised.

NH-19

Two mice grasp object [possibly cheese] between them.

Supporters - large cats, heads down, sniff towards mice who are unaware of their presence.

NH-20

Cranes. Two birds, wings taut and extended stand wing to wing.

Supporters - parrots stand on rock, backs to centre.

NH-21

Hybrids dancing or playing.

Left Supporter - hairy male hybrid plays a curved horn, a tromp.

Right Supporter - smooth female hybrid, upper torso clothed, hands on belt, possibly dancing.

NH-22

Portraits of two women with long curly hair.

Left Supporter - woman extends arm to dog, perhaps training it.

Right Supporter - man in elegant tunic with sword at belt [head restored] extends stick to dog’s head.

NH-23

Ape warriors.

Left Supporter - Ape [head restored] cuddles swaddled young.

Right Supporter - Ape cuddles swaddled young.

NH-24

Men fishing.

Left Supporter - woman with dog on her lap.

Right Supporter - Man[ head restored] sits in relaxed position.

NH-25

Labours of Hercules. Hercules stands behind a tree and holds branches with both hands.

Left Supporter - Nude sits on stag of Kerunia and holds its horns.

Right Supporter - Nude sits on lion of Nemea, and places one arm around lion’s head.

NH-26

Eagles stand wing to wing.

Supporters - eagles whose tails touch stand on twigs and look back at each other.

NH-27

Animal mask.

Left Supporter - hybrid, with bearded human face under a cap, tail twined under the mask.

Right Supporter - hybrid, hairy monster with open mouth, twines its tail with hybrid at left.

NH-28

Two hybrid musicians play lute and fiddle.

Left Supporter - Woman harpy holds mirror [restored]

Right Supporter - Woman hybrid holds a mirror.

NH-29

Ass-eared bearded head with moustache has turban tied like ears.

Left Supporter - nude woman in profile pulls at man’s moustache.  

Right Supporter - ¾ view of seated woman pulls at man’s moustache.

NH-30

Feeding acorns to pigs- November.

Left Supporter - man, kneeling on one knee, head restored looks up at a tree as he aims a long stick to shake down acorns.

Right Supporter - Pig, larger than the tree, snout towards it, awaits his acorns.

NH-31

Five Apes dancing.

Left Supporter - Seated ape wears fools cape and tasselled cap while he plays a shawm.

Right Supporter - Seated nude ape, tail between legs, plays bagpipes.

SWH-01

Two Prophets, back to back extend scrolls across their bodies.

Left Supporter - woman [head restored] as symbol of “church” holds open book in one hand and points to it with the other.

Right Supporter - Woman as symbol of synagogue, wears a belted garment, possibly with a Jewish roundel, and holds tablets of the Law She points to the tablets with her other hand Her head with blindfold is totally restored.

SWH-02

Shepherd drinking from a small cask.

Left Supporter - two goats.

Right Supporter - fox.

SWH-03

Lion breathes life into two cubs.

Left Supporter -  monster with two taloned paws and human head, crowned, snake body with hair in front.

Right Supporter -  monster with two taloned paws and human head, winged creature wears a cap.

SWH-04

Man in tower. A chain around his neck is attached to one of the five animals in the tower.

Left Supporter - Prophet holds basket in right hand and point to his chest with left hand.

Right Supporter - Angel points to centre scene.

SWH-05

Two animals [possibly dogs]. One scratches its chin with its foot. Between and above is a monster mask grinning like a

Cheshire cat.

Supporters - Monsters.

SH-06

Dog nursing two pups.

Left Supporter - Harvester waving flail rides an animal probably to represent August or September.

Right Supporter - Mounted on a horse, a harvester waves a rake.

SH07

Two monks clutch each other by the wrists. Two men reclining at their sides try to pull them apart by their hoods.

Left Supporter - Man [head restored] holds sword between his legs.

Right Supporter - man with curly hair has one hand at his waist.

SH-08

Couple pulling mask.

Left Supporter - Woman leans back and supports herself with one arm on the ground. A mask covers the lower part of

her face.

Right Supporter - A man pulls his side of the mask’s mouth. His other hand holds a knife.

SH-09

Two nudes fight with clubs in flowers.

Left Supporter - large figure plays a portable organ, while a figure peeks out under its skirt and hits a ball with a club.

Right Supporter - hybrid holds one hand out and one up while it stands on a second set of hands.

SH-10

Killing the pig. Two men hold implements for slaughtering the pigs; an axe to kill and a pan to collect the blood.

Left Supporter - Man, with one leg over the pig’s back and one hand on its mouth, slits the pig’s throat.

Right Supporter - Man catches the pig by its rear feet, facing the central figure with an axe. This is typical of the Labours of the month for December.

SH-11

Burning a Martyr Crowned woman holding an arrow in each hand is engulfed by flames.

Left Supporter - Well-dressed man fans the flames with bellows.

Right Supporter - Woman[head restored] fans the flames with bellows.

SH-12

Two nudes fight in a flower. One puts a finger in the other’s eye. Second puts his hand on the opponents elbow.

Left Supporter - Nude sits on flower.

Right Supporter - Nude is partly inside the flower.

SH-13

Two apes hold each other by  the shoulder, their faces turned to their young Each young holds onto its mothers’ shoulder with

one hand and to a chain around her waist with the other.

Supporters - large seated nude putto at each side holds the end of a rope tied to a belt around each mother ape, ready to strike with a whip.

SH-14

Wildmen with clubs face away from the central scene. Their clubs are raised poised to strike the figures at the sides.

Left Supporter - large wildman with face on his shield, and raised club walks towards the centre.

Right Supporter - large wildman with face on his shield, and raised club walks towards the centre. This figure is totally restored except for one shoe and a few outlines.

SH-15

Two women warriors. One holds an object {candle} the other, [arm missing] possibly also held a candle.

Left Supporter - large seated woman, axe at her side and helmet on her lap.

Right Supporter - Large woman half-sits and holds a large banner at her side and an oversized spade on her knee.

SH-16

Two monks hear Confession.

Supporters -  monk hears Confession from figure who kneels before them.

SH-17

Two tonsured monks kneel back to back, incline heads and pray.

Supporters - rear view of kneeling tonsured monks with cowl draped down their backs.

SH-18

Two small swans in woven basket.

Supporters - large swans swim away from the basket.

SH-19

Leaves grow from tiny demon head.

Left Supporter - Front view of female musician playing a psaltery.

Right Supporter - rear view of seated person [head restored]

SH-20

Two women fight hybrid supporters.

Left Supporter - Hybrid with rooster hindquarters holds a round shield and brandishes a scimitar.

Right Supporter - Hybrid with quadruped rump and tail and bird feet wears a helmet and holds a stick.

SH-21

Woman in crown.

Left Supporter - woman holding stick in one hand and lion’s paw in the other, trains or subdues a seated lion.

Right Supporter - Woman holding a wand over a lion trains or subdues the reclining lion.

SH-22

Two men in the woods play shawms.

Left Supporter - musician plays kettledrums.

Right Supporter - musician plays shawm.

SH-23

Eagle with wings spread stands on a rope.

Left Supporter - nude holds the rope and looks up.

Right Supporter - nude holds the rope and falls down.

SH-24

Two gamblers are playing a game, and appear to be arguing.

Left Supporter - figure lying with head down hold a knife.

Right Supporter - figure pushes a pallet.

SH-25

Porters . two men have loaded baskets strapped to their backs.

Left Supporter - man balances a chest on his back or head.

Right Supporter - man carries a large bundle on his back.

SH-26

Two cardinals hold a hat between them.

Left Supporter - a hat on the ground next to a kneeling cardinal.

Right Supporter - hat up on wall behind a tonsured cardinal.

SH-27

Hockey players.

Supporters - men with golf-sticks play a game like croquet.

SH-28

Hybrid musicians.

Left Supporter - Hybrid musician with fiddle and bow.

Right Supporter - Hybrid musician with a lute.

SH-29

Lapidation of three women.

Left Supporter - old bearded man is ready to cast a stone.

Right Supporter - Old man [arm restored] looks up. He may have thrown a stone.

SH-30

Mother and child.

Supporters -  head in foliage.

SH-31

Foliage.

Supporters - nude musicians sit on cushions. The man holds a lute, the woman holds a mirror?