Description
This fragment and two other capitals (1972.20 and 1972.21) were once parts of the same structure. Though the original structure is unknown, their style suggests that it was located in Bologna. As the fragmentary Latin inscription S: LU suggests, the ox represents the traditional symbol in medieval art of the Evangelist Saint Luke.
Provenance
Juliana Armour Ferguson, Huntington, Long Island, New York; (Edward R. Lubin, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (-1972); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1972-)
Accession Number
1972.22
Medium
marble
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 25.1 x 11.5 cm (9 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
