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Capital with Lions

French · c. 1125 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: French; Charente
Date: c. 1125
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 46.9 × 51.4 × 50.2 cm (18 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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