2010
NT4073 : 18thC butcher's tombstone, Tranent kirkyard
taken 14 years ago, near to Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
18thC butcher's tombstone, Tranent kirkyard
The cleaver and axe signify the grave as being that of a flesher [butcher]. Above is a Green Man with tusks, holding a cornucopia in his jaws from which spill fruits and other greenery; below are the classic symbols of mortality: a skull and bones; all bordered by representations of vines and grapes.
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