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Unknown origin Capital Second third of the 12th century |
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Unknown origin Capital Second third of the 12th century |
Half column capital in limestone whose corbel is decorated on one of its faces with a head with curled hair and staring eyes. Between its teeth it is holding two beaded stems brandishing small palms with beaded lobes. A pine cone fills the space between the chin and the beaded astragal.
Dimensions of the object
H. 0.23 m ; l. 0.28 m : Prof. 0.19 m ; Diam. ast. 0.19 mBibliography
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, 1992Location
Musée de Normandie, Caen, Calvados
DSAN 83 1218 065, Dépôt de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie