Les collections normandes

Collections of the Musée de Normandie

The bequest of the Musée de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie (Museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Normandy)
Romanesque sculptures and architectural fragments

Ouistreham (Calvados), church of St Samson

The church of Saint-Samson in Ouistreham was built during the 12^th century, on the site of an older building which was destroyed during the Viking raids at the end of the 9^th century. Of its original state in the 12^th century, the massive quadrangular tower and the apse survive. The nave underwent numerous alterations during the 13^th century. A major restoration campaign was undertaken at the end of the 19^th century by the architect Ruprich-Robert, and this is when numerous lapidary fragments originating from the church of Saint-Samson in Ouistreham were added to the collection of the Société des Antiquaires de Normandie.

Ouistreham (Calvados), church of St Samson : lapidary fragments

Frieze
Second third of
the 12th century

Capital
Second third of
the 12th century

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Capital Second third of the 12th century	Capital Second third of the 12th century	Capital Second third of the 12th century