(slideshow) The Bishop’s crosier: Shepherding the flock with style - Page 4

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Friendly serpents were a common feature of crosiers. In this case the stylized snake seems to be acting as a protector of the Madonna and Child

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© Photo by Lucien de Guise; courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum

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