Description
Hard limestone capital carved in the corners with four grimacing heads, mouths open and stretched by hands whose arms intertwine. Romanesque, Normandy or England circa 1080. H.28.5 W.27 D.18.5 cm. A few accidents and missing pieces. Similar subjects adorn the churches of Saint Nicolas de Studland in England and Marestay in France. This representation may refer to the image of the acrobat, but also to the teaching of speech control: "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a man" Matthew 15:11-20.
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Hard limestone capital carved in the corners with four grimacing heads, mouths open and stretched by hands whose arms intertwine. Romanesque, Normandy or England circa 1080. H.28.5 W.27 D.18.5 cm. A few accidents and missing pieces. Similar subjects adorn the churches of Saint Nicolas de Studland in England and Marestay in France. This representation may refer to the image of the acrobat, but also to the teaching of speech control: "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a man" Matthew 15:11-20.
