The shared-head dragons create a wonderful surface design, much like the schematic surfaces created in foliage capitals.
Tiny faces peer from the breasts of the dragons. This is coupled with an arabesque vine impost.
The decorated surface is an essential component of the Romanesque style.
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Related capitals:
Foliage capitals: 7,
21, 23, 26,
31, 33, 34,
36, 41, 45,
50, 55, 59,
65, 68, 70, 74
Bird Capitals: 2, 4,
29, 40, 43,
52, 60, 69
Dragons and Beasts: 29, 66, 69, 72
Angels: 46, 58
Non-Narrative Capitals:
Capital 3: Babylonia Magna
Capital 9: Jerusalem Sancta
Capital 11: Symbols of the Evangelists
Capital 51: The 4 Evangelists with Beast Heads
Capital 71: Personifications of the Beatitudes
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