Sheela-Na-Gig Small Statue "Modern" and knife of midwifery imbued

and knife of midwifery imbued her with primal power

4 3/4" x 4 1/2" resin candleholder

She has been called "Holy Waters from the Sky" nourisher of the Sacred Oak

Her featureless head is inclined gracefully

Sheela-Na-Gig Small Statue "Modern" and knife of midwifery imbuedTraditional Celtic folk image of the Goddess. Her form is carved on ancient churches throughout Ireland, believed to ward off evil. This Celtic archetype of the Great Mother appeared in folk and church art by at least 1080 AD, but undoubtedly is of much earlier origin. She may be identical with the war goddess Morrigan, consort to the Dagda. One of her images is found near the ancient goddess shrine of Avebury, where she symbolized fertility;