Reproduction Mythical Blemmyae Carving by Oakapple Designs
‘Taken from the medieval carvings from within the choir stalls of Ripon Cathedral. This magnificent and outstanding reproduction carving belongs to a pair of the mythical creature known as a Blemmyae. This rather unique example being shown as an head only with legs, the only one that we have come across in English Cathedrals. It is without doubt the main inspiration for the caricature “Humpty Dumpty” being shown as an Egg-like character. Research shows that the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” refers to a very large cannon that back fired and fell of a wall, King Charles’s men and the Horses could not fix it before being overtaken by Oliver Cromwell’s Army. It is Lewis Carroll that created the caricature of an Egg called Humpty Dumpty and this carving found in Ripon Cathedral is most certainly the carving that inspired him to create this character in his Alice in Wonderland book. One of our unique and exclusive designs of hand crafted reproductions taken from an original carving.’
