ON AN ALABASTER SCULPTURE. 9 1 



less than a foot square ; and were intended to be fixed against 

 a wall, as the holes at the back of most of them, for the insertion 

 of pegs, plainly show. They would be fixed above side-altars, or 

 elsewhere in churches or oratories. 



A deep cut in the forehead is readily noticed on the illustration 

 of Mr. Spilsbury's example. Mr. Bailey considers this cut inten- 

 tional, and his view is supported by the fact that a similar cut in 

 a like position is shown in the drawing of the example at Ratcliffe 

 College. 



It is hoped that this article may be the means of bringing other 

 like relics to light, for the purposes of further comparison, and of 

 still further establishing their true origin. 



