Capital and Abacus Block

Date12th Century

Object PlaceCharente, France, Western Europe, Europe

MediumStone

Dimensions20 inches × 17 1/4 inches (50.8 × 43.82 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Edward A. Sumner Bequest Fund

Object number49.416

DescriptionCarving is of two lions having curly manes, foliate tails and elongated bodies crossing under an animal mask.

On View

On view

12th Century

12th Century

late 19th Century

1450/1475

c. 604 BC

1661

c. 1870

1736 - 1795

17th/18th Century

1290 BC

1517