Mid-sixteenth-century
A naked man with a creature with a head at both ends of its body. The creature appears to be biting the figure's cap and touching their shoulder.
This boss may represent a damned soul being harassed by a demon. The man's distorted features indicate his anguish, reminding people of the eternal damnation thought to face sinners. Nudity is also often used in medieval iconography when a soul passes to heaven or hell. This represents the moment when everything is stripped away in the eyes of God.
This area of nave has a particular concentration of bosses representing sin. This would have also been the part of the church where the pulpit and rood, a large cross or crucifix, would have been located. The bosses could therefore be a reflection of the sermons focused on the Last Judgement.
The ceiling in the nave was repainted in 1865.