Large Medieval Crusader Period Carved Capital
12th-13th century A.D. A large stone architectural column capital modelling curled acanthus leaves, rising from a narrow stem, curving outwards and away from each other Cf. Lassalle, V., ‘Les chapiteaux, l’organisation du décor et quelques particularités architecturales de l’église Notre-Dame, à Saignon (Vaucluse)’ in Archéologie du Midi médiéval. Tome 20, 2002, pp.37-55, for similar capitals with foliate interlaces, fig.4; Franklin, J.A., ‘The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich and Norfolk: The City and its Hinterland – some observations’ in British Archaeological Association, 2015, vol. XXXVIII, pp.135-161, figs.9, 10; Fogg, S., Architecture and Ornament, 22 October-19 November, 2020, London, 2020, figs.2,4 and especially 24, from France. 118.4 kg, 46 cm high (18 1/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996.Property of a North American collector.London collection, 2016.Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.