Clinchamps sur Orne (Calvados) Church of Notre-Dame Frieze First or second third of the 11th century

This frieze originates from the church of Saint-Martin (Clinchamps-sur-Orne, Calvados). It was carved in limestone during the first or second third of the 12^th century.
Two foliage patterns ornamented with beads define a circular space, in an interweaving motif, which is occupied by the figure of a completely naked man who appears to have been transfixed by a lance, worked in a slight relief. Dimensions of the object

Dimensions of the object
H. 0.24 m ; l.  0.36 m ; Prof. 0.22 m 

Bibliography
- Gervais C, Catalogue des descriptions des objets exposés au musée de la S.A.N., Caen, 1864
- 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 034, Dépôt de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie