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Fragment of a Capital with the Ox of Saint Luke

c. 1175–1200
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Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century

Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 24.5 x 25.1 x 11.5 cm (9 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.22
Public Domain
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Location
106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture
Print

Description

This fragment and two other capitals (1972.20 and 1972.21) were once parts of the same structure. Though the original structure is unknown, their style suggests that it was located in Bologna. As the fragmentary Latin inscription S: LU suggests, the ox represents the traditional symbol in medieval art of the Evangelist Saint Luke.

Fragment of a Capital with the Ox of Saint Luke

c. 1175–1200

Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century

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