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France (Autun, Burgundy)
Historiated Capital with Fantastic Beasts and Scaled Column Shaft by Gislebertus from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
2199
High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A Romanesque historiated capital (c. 1120–1135 CE) by Gislebertus featuring mythical beasts with clawed paws and textured wings amid scrolling foliage, paired with an elaborately carved column shaft in overlapping diamond scales and cross-hatched leaf pods — combining monstrous fable motifs with precise geometric ornament.
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