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France (Autun, Burgundy)
Siren / Harpy and Figure Historiated Capital from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
2210
High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A Romanesque historiated capital by Gislebertus (c. 1120–1135 CE) featuring a Siren or Harpy — a hybrid creature with human head and feathered avian-serpentine body — alongside a standing figure with drapery, framed by medallion rosettes and serrated acanthus foliage; a moralizing apotropaic emblem against worldly temptation and demonic seduction.
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