Architectural Frieze

Unknown

second quarter 12th century · Limestone · The Cloisters

The miniature architectural panorama may be a schematic representation of Jerusalem, or perhaps of the monastery of Cluny. This frieze is believed to have come either from a screen in the Benedictine monastic church there or from a contemporary Romanesque house in the adjacent town.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter 12th century

Medium

Limestone

Culture

French

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1980