CARCOLITI, elephant and lion from Sant Joan de Boí
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Description:
Painting
c. 1100
310 x 102 cm
Purchased by the Junta de Museus, 1977-1978
Inventory number:
200427-000
Century: 11th
Subject: Animal figure
Subject: Geometric motif
Fresco transferred to canvas
Intrados of the north arch closest to the west end. The decoration of the church includes paintings from the nave and aisles, the west wall, the arches and the exterior north wall. From the parish church of Sant Joan de Boí (Vall de Boí, Alta Ribagorça).
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