Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds

Description

The closest parallels for the dramatic, heavy style of this capital appear in the capitals of the porch of Saint-Seurin in Bordeaux.

Provenance

(Marcel Evrard).

Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds

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early 1100s

Accession Number

1968.34

Medium

limestone

Dimensions

Overall: 53.7 x 50.8 x 74.9 cm (21 1/8 x 20 x 29 1/2 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund