Corbel with Crouching Male Figure, ca. 1150–75, Central or Western French, Calcareous sandstone, Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 13 1

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Corbel with Crouching Male Figure, ca. 1150–75, Central or Western French, Calcareous sandstone, Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 13 1/4in. ( x 20 x ), Sculpture-Architectural, Corbels, projecting blocks used as structural supports, were an integral part of the sculpted decoration in nearly all twelfth-century churches. This crouching figure is reminiscent of the figure of Atlas from classical antiquity

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