Capital with Samson and an Attendant Fighting a Lion

Unknown

ca. 1175–1200 · Limestone · Medieval Art

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. Here Samson, with long hair, struggles with the lion, assisted by two men, one with a mace, another with a knife.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1175–1200

Medium

Limestone

Culture

North Spanish

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921