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16 juin 2016
- doi: 10.4000/books.editionscnrs.8182
- isbn: 9782271060075
- eisbn: 9782271090898
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Unn Plahter, « The capital-lion from Vossestrand in Norway, an investigation of the polychromy », CNRS Éditions, ID : 10.4000/books.editionscnrs.8182
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The capital-lion from Vossestrand is a polychromed wooden carving commonly dated to the late 12th, early 13th century (fig. 1). It was bought in 1877, from the local authority of Vossestrand by Nordiska Museum in Stockholm (NM nr. 16629), where it still is. According to their register of acquisitions it is conceivable that it was part of the carved portal of a stave church. The entry further says that the object is coloured red and green and is made from the root of a birch tree. It is 33 cm ...