Capital with the Mouth of Truth

1175-1200 (Medieval)

34.6 cm 34.6 cm 38.9 cm

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The scenes on this expressive capital and on its companion (Walters 27.305) have yet to be identified precisely but appear to involve tests of justice. This capital shows two men swearing an oath by placing their hands in the mouth of a Roman lion mask, "the mouth of truth," t...

Sculpture

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85
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sculpture
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Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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Romanesque
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