Architecture
ca. 1150 (made)
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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.
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Materials and techniques | 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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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Accession number | A.20-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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