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

Unknown origin (Normandie)

Numerous objects and lapidary fragments from the collection of the Société des Antiquaires de Normandie have now lost all reference to their provenance. Many reasons contribute to an explanation of this phenomenon. Firstly one should note the sudden enrichment of the collection between the two World Wars through the gift of its own collections which was made by the Société Française d'Archéologie; similarly, the town of Caen separated itself from the lapidary collection it owned in the church of Saint-Etienne le Vieux. These large collections had not yet been taken in hand when the bombings of the summer of 1944 destroyed the Société des Antiquaires museum, adding somewhat to the confusion. Despite this gap in our knowledge, the quality of some pieces and the comparisons that can be suggested with known sites, mean that we are in a position to present the most important items.

Lapidary fragments of unknown origins

Capital
First or second third of the 12th century

Capital
First third of the 12th century

Capital
Second third of the 12th century

Capital
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Capital
Second third of the 12th century

Capital
Second third of the 12th century

Capital
First third of the 12th century

Springing stone
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Fragment of an arcature
Premier ou deuxième
tiers du XIIème siècle

Cap
12th century

Springing stone
First half of the 12th century
Capital
12th century

Capital
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Capital
12th century

Modillion
First third of the 12th century

Modillion
First third of the 12th century

Modillion
First third of the 12th century

Springing stone
First half of the 12th century

Frieze
Second third of the 12th century

Modillion
First half of the 12th century

Groin
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Springing stone
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Facing stone
12th century

Springing stone
End of the 11th century or early 12 th century

Frieze
12th century

Capital First or second third of the 12th century	Capital First third of the 12th century	Capital Second third of the 12th century
Capital End of the 11th century or early 12 th century	Capital Second third of the 12th century	Capital Second third of the 12th century
Capital First third of the 12th century	Springing stone End of the 11th century or early 12 th century	Fragment of an arcature Premier ou deuxième tiers du XIIème siècle
Cap 12th century	Springing stone First half of the 12th century	Capital 12th century
Capital End of the 11th century or early 12 th century	Capital 12th century	Modillion First third of the 12th century
Modillion First third of the 12th century	Modillion First third of the 12th century	Springing stone First half of the 12th century
Frieze Second third of the 12th century	Modillion First half of the 12th century	Groin End of the 11th century or early 12 th century
Springing stone End of the 11th century or early 12 th century	Facing stone 12th century	Springing stone End of the 11th century or early 12 th century
Frieze 12th century