Bari (Puglia) Door knocker 12th century

    Bronze door knocker, one of a pair of ornaments from the basilica at Bari. It is decorated with the classical representation of a mask of a lion holding in its mouth the actual knocker piece – missing here. It is mounted on a strip with geometrical pierced-work patterns. The highly stylized figurative work is characteristic of Apulian art from the late 11th century to early 12th century.

Dimensions of the object
Diameter 31 cm

Bibliography
- I Normanni, popolo d'Europa, Roma, Venezia, 1994, a cura di Mario d'Onofio,  n° 271.

Location
Bari, Tesoro della Basilica S; Nicola

Photography : DR