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Historical Archive: 12th century, not more precisely dated, part 2
eagle, carnelian cameo, 12th c. Italy, Fitz. CG 751a. This work has its own page. |
bird of prey hunting hooved animal, marble, poss. chancel screen, Constantinople 12th c., SMBByz 3250. For reverse see Berlin. |
Sheela-na-Gig from Chloran, Ireland 12th c., BM Witt 258. For additional views see BM. |
St. Stephen reliquary figure, 12th c. France, Hermitage. For front detail see Hermitage. |
"Comb of St. Loup," 12th c. with poss. earlier comb; ivory, gold, silver gilt, gems; Sens CT TC.C'2. For detail see Sens. |
Christ blessing, sapphire, Byzantine 12th c., DO 36.17. This object has its own page. |
Crucifixion and Lamentation, steatite, Byzantine 12th c., Hermitage |
game piece with sphinx, western Europe 12th c., Hermitage |
Virgin Hagiosoritissa, hematite or jasper, Byzantine 12th c., DO 36.31 |
12th-c. bone flute and late 14th/early 15th-c. bone whistle, MAHSD |
capital from St-Geneviève, Paris: Daniel in the lions' den 12th c., carved over 6th c. acanthus, Louvre R.F. 457. This work has its own page. |
Head from Porte des Valois, St-Denis, 12th c., Louvre R.F. 521. For additional views see Louvre. |
Owl and crows corbel, sandstone, 12th-c. France, MNW Śr. 370. For additional views see MNW. |
"Tombeau du Ladre", Carolingian? marble chancel slab reused at St-Denis with 12th-c. inscription, Louvre MNB 3270. For details see Louvre. |
Crucifixion capital, sandstone, 12th-c. Spain, MNW Śr. 379. For another side see MNW. |
12th-c. entry to monks' dormitory, Canterbury cloister. The cloister has its own own page. |
capital fr. Canterbury cathedral, Caen stone 12th c., garden ornament with 1850 Richard Melvin sundial, CHM. For additional views see CHM. |
flute or whistle fr. Lady Wootton's Green Canterbury, leg bone of a crane, 12th c., CHM |
Sion Cathedral, lower part tower 12th c. This work has its own page. |
Sion Cathedral, Christ in Majesty, 12th c. (badly restored). This building has its own page. |
Reliquary of SS. Adrian and Natalia, León 12th c., silver on oak, AIC 1943.65. This work has its own page. |
Chalice of Bratilo, 12th c. Byzantine Novgorod, Novgorod AM. This work has its own page. |
bone terminal fr. Norman Staircase Canterbury, Norman (prob. 12th c.), CHM. For another view see CHM. |
oil lamp, copper alloy, traditional Jewish shape, 12th c., MoL 1374. For details see MoL. |
bone mirror case, 12th c., MoL 4954 |
Sainte Chasse, 12th c. Byzantine ivory, Sens CT 143, which has its own page with 12th-13th c. enamel |
Christ crowning SS. George and (?)Theodore Stratelates, steatite, 12th c., MSHM GIM 77091, OK 13176 (270), MSHM |
praying Virgin, steatite, 12th c., MSHM |
Virgin and Child, encolpion cross, non-ferrous metal, 12th c., Novgorod AM |
Christ Pantokrator, 12th c. Byzantine jasper cameo in 15th c. Novgorod silver gilt mount, Novgorod AM |
deposition, ivory, 12th c. north Italy, inscription prob. 14th c., HildMus DS11. For other views see HildMus. |
Small Bernward Gospels cover, oak core/gilt copper/rock crystal/painted parchment under horn, Hildesheim 12th c. with Byzantine ivory 10th c., HildMus DS13. For other views see HildMus. |
bell shrine, 12th c., BM 1854,0714.6.B; detail at British Museum |
Alexander casket, ivory, prob. 12th c., poss. 6th or 9th c., Darmstadt Kg 54:215a-d, which has its own page |
Sion, Valère basilica c.1100-1230, which has its own interior and exterior pages |
St. Conon of Naso?, slate or shale icon, 12th-13th c. Novgorod?, MSHM |
disk with falconer, silver/gilt, 12th-13th c. Volga Bulgar, Morgan 2012.2:92 |
pendant reliquary, copper/glass Rome? 12th-13th c.; St. Artemon of of Laodikeia, MS Byzantine 10th c.; Vat 61918 |
steatite Christ, Italy 12th-13th c., Vat 61172 |
St. Nicholas pendant, Byzantine steatite 12th-13th c., Schn K268 |
12th-13th c. font, rebuilt 16th c., in Ravenna, Orthodox baptistery, which has its own pages. |
Talismanic brass plaque, prob. Egypt 12th-15th c.: demon, symbols, nonsense inscription. BM |