Saint-Contest (Calvados) the parish church Frieze Second third of the 12th century

This frieze originates from the church of Saint-Contest (Calvados). It was carved in limestone at the end of the second third of the 12^th century.
The decoration reproduces an architectonic element which was much appreciated by the Norman school, i.e. that of inter-linked arcatures, which were rather fine and delicate in the regularity of their sequence.

Dimensions of the object
H. 0.18 m ; l. 0.37 m ; Prof . 0.32 m  

Bibliography
- Loisel C, Inventaire de la collection lapidaire romane réunie par la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie, Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Caen, 1972
- Thybert H, Inventaire du lapidaire roman du Musée de Normandie, Association Caen-Archéologie, 1992

Location
Musée de Normandie, Caen, Calvados
DSAN 83 1218 048, Dépôt de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie