Impost from Barcelona cathedral
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Description:
Sculpture
Segon terç del segle XI
27.5 x 70 x 43 cm
Given by the Provincial Commission of Historical and Artistic Monuments of Barcelona to the 'Museu Provincial d'Antiguetats' of Barcelona, 1888
Inventory number:
014397-000
Century: 11th
Subject: Geometric motif
Montjuïc stone carving
From the Romanesque cathedral of Barcelona destroyed during the construction of the Gothic building. Part of a group of two imposts that must belonged to the building pillars. A group of analog pieces is preserved in the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona (MUHBA)
