Capital fragment with four faces

Each side of this capital is carved to show a man's face with a hat and long beard. It was found in 1873 in a wall on the site of the former house of the medieval Plympton Priory.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
A1548
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
stonebeer stone
Common Name
capital fragment with four faces
Simple Name
architectural fragment
Period Classification
Norman (1066-1200)
Production Year Low
1100
Production Year High
1199

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capital of a free-standing pier with four faces