Capital with Lions Mounted by Nude Riders, ca. 1200, Made in Jaca(?), North Spanish or South French, Stone, Overall: 19 x 18 1/2 x 19 in. (48.3 x 47 x 48.3 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, The faces of this capital display lions, two of which are surmounted by male nudes. One of the figures is tormented by a large snake. Although neither the meaning nor the original context of the capital is clear, the style of the carving is closely related to sculpture from churches on the pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela, especially in the vicinity of Jaca
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