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Sheela Na Gig Irish Celtic Goddess Door Guardian Relief
Item No. 1088
Reproduction after Museum Original from the Church of St. Mary and St. David. Kilpeck.
Herefordshire, U.K.
850 A.D. Celtic Wall Hanging
Sheela-Na-Gig figures appeared all over old Irish churches built before the 16th century, but Victorian
prudery resulted in the defacement or destruction of large numbers of them. Some have been
embellished. She is represented usually as a naked woman, squatting with knees apart, displaying
her vulva and often presenting it with both hands. The term Sheela-Na-Gig means something like
“Vulva-Woman”. Celts generally protected doorways with some female-genital fetish. Sheela-Na-Gig
figures closely resembled the yonic statues of Kali which still appear at the entrance to Hindu
temples where visitors lick a finger and touch the yoni for luck.
Made of cast stone
Dimensions: 10"High (25cm)
Weight: 6.5 lbs
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$49.99
Item No. 1088
Reproduction after Museum Original from the Church of St. Mary and St. David. Kilpeck.
Herefordshire, U.K.
850 A.D. Celtic Wall Hanging
Sheela-Na-Gig figures appeared all over old Irish churches built before the 16th century, but Victorian
prudery resulted in the defacement or destruction of large numbers of them. Some have been
embellished. She is represented usually as a naked woman, squatting with knees apart, displaying
her vulva and often presenting it with both hands. The term Sheela-Na-Gig means something like
“Vulva-Woman”. Celts generally protected doorways with some female-genital fetish. Sheela-Na-Gig
figures closely resembled the yonic statues of Kali which still appear at the entrance to Hindu
temples where visitors lick a finger and touch the yoni for luck.
Made of cast stone
Dimensions: 10"High (25cm)
Weight: 6.5 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide -
please contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark
which shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$49.99
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