Saint Cuthburga founded Wimborne Minster around 700 CE as a monastery for monks and nuns.
This mosaic fragment is thought to come from her tomb and shrine in the abbey. It is in the Italian Cosmatesque style used on mosaic pavements and church furnishings from the 12th to 14th century.
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