Stock Photo: Capital: Manticores, Sphinxes

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Photo ID
665
Title
Capital: Manticores, Sphinxes
Caption
Sphinxes or manticores (lions with human heads) with wings, tails that turn into human hands, curly beards, open mouths and joined heads. Opposing corners are filled with human heads. The manticore is a creature of Persian origin. Detail of Romanesque capital in the choir, mid-12th century. St-Pierre, Chauvigny, Poitou-Charentes, France.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
July 15, 2008
Date Added
November 11, 2009
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
46.5706920° N, 0.6487730° E
Camera
Canon EOS 40D
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO
800
File Size
6.71 MB
Full Resolution
3888 x 2592 pixels

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