medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 12/8/2010 1:16 PM, Christopher Crockett wrote:
>> i wish i had told you about the twisted cloister columns (with figures climbing up them and historiated capitals) from the abbey of Coulombs, now in the Louvre.
Thanks for the ref-- I'll drop your message into the to-do file for the
next time I am at the Louvre, whenever that will be! Perhaps next time
there will not be a general strike in progress, and more rooms will be open.
About the BM Gudea http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/Gudea2.jpg
The figure was probably fairly standard originally, perhaps something
like one of these (though as you can see from the [carefully made
anonymous] guard, unusually large)
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp;jsessionid=M1Qm3rGf6QLj2DJVvRHY3K16Hb4QhvL4LygHn1brWjw2k5hzsFHc!-2036923028?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225316&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225316&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500800&bmLocale=en
http://www.lessing-photo.com/dispimg.asp?i=08020412+&cr=8&cl=1
Presumably after Gudea himself was no longer around to object, and the
statue was lying on its back, people used the stone as a mortar to grind
grain. Each of the concavities that have destroyed all but the original
feet appears to be the result of long grinding with a pestle.
Best,
Genevra
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|