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Saint Michael the Archangel was a popular saint in later medieval England and Wales. It was believed that during judgement at a person's death, St Michael rescued souls of the faithful from the devil and directed them to Heaven.
This large fragment of a sculpture of the saint was probably once painted and gilded. In his left hand, he holds a pair of scales, which he used to weigh the souls of the dead.
Sculpture of St Michael weighing souls, c.1450–1500, Caerleon. AN1685.A.2.28

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The alabaster figure was found at Caerleon in Monmouthshire and given to the Ashmolean by Capt. M. Bird in 1693. It dates to the fifteenth century and depicts the archangel, St Michael.
St Michael was a popular saint in the medieval period and would have been a common image depicted in churches. He was a symbol of justice and a protector against evil. The figure is feathered and in his left hand he holds a pair of scales- the scales of Justice. His right arm is now missing but it probably held a spear or sword with which to slay a dragon. The beast may have been depicted below St Michael, as seen in other representations.

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Saxon figure of St Michael in suit of gilt scale armour, 9th century. Originally holding a sword and scales, weighing a human head against the world. Ancient statue found in Monmouthshire. Marble bas-relief now in the Ashmolean, Oxford. Handtinted engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.