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Deutsch: Die beiden Wasserspeier an den mittleren Fallrohren der Nordost- (Stadtinnen-) und Südwest- (Pfalzgarten-) Seite der „Glucsburgh“ (Gebäude „Oberes Wasserloch“) in Goslar symbolisieren „Sheela-na-Gigs“ (ein Begriff aus dem Irischen, der so viel wie „Alte Hexe mit Brüsten“ (Ighle na gCíoch) bedeutet). Sie sollen den Tod und das Übel fernhalten und böse Geister abwehren. Die Sheelas der Glucsburgh habe ich abstrahiert nach zwei Vorlagen entworfen: einem Silberanhänger, den die schottische Künstlerin Laura Marsh (Briget of Edinburgh, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland TD124LW; briget-of-edinburgh.com l.marsh93@btinternet.com) 1995 erschaffen hat. Laura schreibt hierzu: "This piece of jewellery is a modern tribute to a very well known Celtic goddess: often found outside churches in Southern Ireland. She is normally depicted with a wicked grin, holding her vulva open. Some may say that she is indeed a brazen form , but in fact she is just reminding us of where we came from. The holy gateway to birth and death. My version is little less scary, but the meaning remains the same. I have also added a spiral belly to reinforce the wonder of universal creation Bridget 1995." Die zweite Inspirationsquelle für die Sheelas der Glucsburgh ist die Sheela-na-Gig am Balkenkopf Nr. 28 der 1140 gebauten romanischen Kirche zu Kilpeck, 14 km südwestlich von Hereford (UK), 8 km von der Grenze zwischen England und Wales ([1]). Handwerklich realisiert wurden die Wasserspeier von Harald Otto, Metalldrückermeister im thüringischen Eichsfeld (Kleiner Iberg 7, 37359 Effelder). English: The two water spouters at the end of the middle down pipes on the Northeast- (facing inwards the town) and the Soutwest- (facing the Palatinate-Garden) facade of the "Glucsburgh" in Goslar symbolize "Sheela-na-Gigs" (a term from the Irish language denoting an "old witch with breasts" (Ighle na gCíoch)). They shall ward off malady and dead and keep evil spirits at bay. I have abstracted the the Sheelas of the Glucsburgh from two sources: a silver pendant created in 1995 by the Scottish artist Laura March (Briget of Edinburgh, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland TD124LW; briget-of-edinburgh.com l.marsh93@btinternet.com). Laura writes about it: "This piece of jewellery is a modern tribute to a very well known Celtic goddess: often found outside churches in Southern Ireland. She is normally depicted with a wicked grin, holding her vulva open. Some may say that she is indeed a brazen form, but in fact she is just reminding us of where we came from. The holy gateway to birth and death. My version is little less scary, but the meaning remains the same. I have also added a spiral belly to reinforce the wonder of universal creation Bridget 1995." The second source of inspiration for the Sheelas is the one found on corbel 28 of the 1140 built Romanesque church in Kilpeck, 14 km southwest of Hereford (UK), 8 km from the border between England and Wales ([2]). The Sheelas are the craftsmanship of Harald Otto, metal spinner in the Thuringian Eichsfeld (Kleiner Iberg 7, 37359 Effelder, Germany). |
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