Ouistreham (Calvados) Church of St Samson Frieze Second third of the 12th century

This fragment of frieze originates from the church of Saint-Samson (Ouistreham, Calvados). It was carved in limestone during the second third of the 12^th century.
Its semi-cylindrical shape is that of a half column tambour. This frieze is decorated with two similar rows of rounded small palms arranged in semicircles to form a shell motif. Between the two rows is a braid pattern simply ornamented with a broken line.

Dimensions of the object
H. 0.21 m ; l.  0.33 m ; Prof.  0.17 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 036, Dépôt de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie