Two Southern French Romanesque Limestone Capitals, Late 13th Century

one carved with bird and human heads with splayed wings at the corners, the other with various scenes including demons bearing a soul to hell.

The Dominican Church and Abbey of Collieuve (Collioure), Department of Pyrenées Orientales

Los Angeles county Museum of Art, sold Sotheby's, New York, November 25, 1986, lot 4

Losses, wear and weathering throughout. Some of the lead fill in the eyes of the figures is lacking. Some remains (drips) of later paint. Some cement on the tops. Chips along the bottom edge. One bird head partially lacking (nose), and one corner bird lacking head.
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