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France (Autun, Burgundy)
Portal Jambs and Spiral Columns with Foliate and Rosette Reliefs by Gislebertus from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
2201
High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
Romanesque portal jamb columns and spiral-fluted shafts by Gislebertus (c. 1120–1135 CE) from Autun, featuring alternating registers of rosette blossom colonnettes, smooth cylindrical shafts, and dynamic spiral columns wrapped in cascading acanthus scrolls — a rich symbolic threshold combining classical vegetal motifs with infinite circular movement.
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