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Rüthen
Lkr. Soest
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Hochstraße
(Dereham Platz)

Dereham Stein

Dereham Stone

artist unknown
date?

Description

Boulder with reliefs depicting a bailiff on horseback furiously chasing two roe deer with his dog. The shepherdess on the left is Saint Withburga, daughter of Anna, King of the East Angles who died in AD 654. The same scene is seen as a town sign in the main street of Dereham. Further there are the coats of arms of Rüthen and its twin city Dereham; and the name dereham platz.

Rüthen - Dereham Stein

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Kreiter Rüthen - "Vom Süstern-Kloster zum Judenfriedhof".
Wayside Art East Anglia, Deer.

Locatie (N 51°29'27" - E 8°25'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw678; Photograph: 15 October 2018
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