Capital with Addorsed Harpies
1200s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Capital with Addorsed Harpies, 1200s. Southwest France, Languedoc, Toulouse (?), 13th century. Limestone; overall: 23.5 x 28 x 23.2 cm (9 1/4 x 11 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1916.1983 A harpy is part bird and part woman featured often in Greek mythology.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23.5 x 28 x 23.2 cm (9 1/4 x 11 x 9 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1983
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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