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This imposing wall capital rests on the base of a sculpted limestone column, decorated with croziers and an upright trifoliate leaf,
astragal to torus.
From a chapel in the Île-de-France region, it was carved during the last third of the 12th / early 13th century, when King Philip II of France reigned over the kingdom.
A very old piece.
Dimensions:
First element: Capital, Height: 36.5 cm - Width: 57 cm
Second element: Column base, Height: 32 cm - Width: 55 cm - Depth: 36 cm
(a few accidents and restorations, particularly at an angle)
Ref: 991X33M7PL