Cleveland Museum of Art
Engaged Capital with a Lion and a Basilisk
1175–1200
This capital depicts a struggle between the good lion and the evil basilisk, a legendary reptile from myth. While the artist would not have encountered the mythical serpent, it is likely he never saw a real lion either based on its cartoonish appearance in this sculpture.
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