Moses and the Golden Calf depicted in the Romanesque capital dated from the 12th century in the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene (Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay) of the Vézelay Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay) in Vézelay, Burgundy, France. At Mount Sinai Moses discovers his people worshipping an idol of a golden calf. On the left Moses holds up the tablets of the Ten Commandments and raises a stick to destroy the idol, while a demon leaps from the calf's mouth. On the right a Hebrew brings a ram for sacrifice.

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