Capital with Addorsed Quadrupeds
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Capital with Addorsed Quadrupeds

TitleCapital with Addorsed Quadrupeds
Datelate 1100s-early 1200s 12th century
Mediumlimestone
ClassificationSculpture
OriginSouthwest France, Languedoc, Toulouse (?), late 12th to early13th Centuries
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineCapital with Addorsed Quadrupeds, late 1100s-early 1200s. Southwest France, Languedoc, Toulouse (?), late 12th to early13th Centuries. Limestone; overall: 32.7 x 39.4 x 27.7 cm (12 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.1981
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“Capital with Addorsed Quadrupeds” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 1100s-early 1200s. It is executed in limestone and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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