Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson by Unidentified Artist | saved.works

Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson by Unidentified Artist

Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson

Unidentified Artist

1150-1175

Marble

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This is a carved marble capital depicting scenes from the story of Samson. Figures and decorative elements are carved in relief around the cylindrical surface. This is a carved marble capital depicting scenes from the story of Samson. Figures and decorative elements are carved in relief around the cylindrical surface. The four scenes are: Samson wrestling the lion; Samson carrying off the gates of Gaza; Delilah and the Philistines cutting Samson's hair; and Samson destroying the house of the Philistines. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs

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capital figure animal foliage relief sculpture decorative border multiple scenes relief carving narrative scene mythology off white white

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