Capital with Samson and an Attendant Fighting a Lion, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Palencia, Spain, North Spanish, Limestone, Overall: 19 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 16 5/8 in. (50.2 x 51.4 x 42.2 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, This capital and the one to the left depict, in a simple, almost abstract manner, a man and an animal engaged in combat. The capitals must have supported a principal arch, perhaps the entrance to the choir of a church
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Capital, Samson, Attendant Fighting, Lion, ca, 1175–1200, Palencia, Spain, North Spanish, Limestone, Overall, 19 3/4 x 20 1/4 16 5/8, 50.2 51.4 42.2 cm, Sculpture-Architectural, capital, left depict, simple, almost abstract, manner, man, animal engaged, combat, capitals must, supported, principal arch, perhaps, entrance, choir, church
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