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Architecture

ca. 1150 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

The column perhaps originally topped slender columns on a small doorway. The composition on this capital is echoed by capitals of the Jura region, at Baume-les-Messieurs and Besancon. The shape and proportion of the column are common to this region.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Sculpture
Object type
Architecture
Materials and techniques
Limestone
Limestone
Brief description
Architecture capital, stone, carved with fan shape device, North-eastern France or South-western Germany, ca. 1150
Physical description
Capital is carved on each of three sides with a fan-shaped device of palm leaves and bunches of grapes at the corners.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.3cm
  • Width: 22.8cm
Object history
The column perhaps originally topped slender columns on a small doorway. The composition on this capital is echoed by capitals of the Jura region, at Baume-les-Messieurs and Besancon. The shape and proportion of the column are common to this region.
Given by J.H. Fitzhenry.
Production
North-eastern France or South-western Germany
Subjects depicted
Palm Leaf
Grapes
Summary
The column perhaps originally topped slender columns on a small doorway. The composition on this capital is echoed by capitals of the Jura region, at Baume-les-Messieurs and Besancon. The shape and proportion of the column are common to this region.
Bibliographic reference
Williamson, Paul. Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture. Victoria & Albert Museum, London 1983, p. 29, cat.no. 11
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.20-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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