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France (Autun, Burgundy)
Portal Archivolt with Zodiac Medallions and Labors of the Months by Gislebertus from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
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High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A Romanesque portal archivolt (c. 1120–1135 CE) from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, featuring circular medallions enclosing relief carvings of the Signs of the Zodiac and Labors of the Months, framed by deeply undercut foliate capitals — a cosmological calendar linking earthly time with divine order.
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