The ambry or sacrament house stands in the east wall on the north side of the altar. It is one of the most elaborately carved and sculptured examples now remaining in Scotland. The sacrament house is well shown in the drawing by Mr. Robertson (Fig. [1113]). It is 5 feet 6 inches high by 3 feet wide across the cope and base. The opening, which is checked
Fig. 1111.—Fowlis Easter Church. South-West Doorway.
for a door, has an ogee arch with richly carved buttresses on each side. Above the recess is sculptured a remarkable group (Fig. [1114]). In the centre is the bust of the Saviour, on a larger scale than the other figures, holding in His left hand the globe, surmounted by a small cross—the attribute of sovereignty. On each side is an angel—that on the right holding the cross, and that on the left the pillar of the scourging. Both
Fig. 1112.
Fowlis Easter Church.
Stoup in North Wall.