Data Artem
Capital: Capital 3 - Cloister (Saint-Trophime)
Building Name
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Saint-Trophime
Location
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Cloister
Capital
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3
Subject
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Balaam
Description
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North gallery. Third column from the west. 2.2m from ground. Epigraphic field = 6.7 cm. Height of letters = 0.7 cm Dates to second half of 12th century.
Reference
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The iconographic source for this capital is found in Numbers, in which the story of Balaam is recounted (Numbers 22-24). On the face seen here, a camp of Israelites, symbolized by two rows of heads, create a fortification.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 14, Alpes-Maritime, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, 48
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On the rim of the tower - 3 - Cloister
Face: On the rim of the towerInscription: FILII HISRAELTranslation Son of Israel
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