id:			99453
accession number:	1919.1023
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.1023
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Roof Boss, 1400s. Northern Spain, 15th century. Limestone with traces of polychromy ; overall: 73.7 x 73.7 cm (29 x 29 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1919.1023

title:				Roof Boss
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creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1499
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Northern Spain, 15th century
technique:	limestone with traces of polychromy 
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 73.7 x 73.7 cm (29 x 29 in.)
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	reportedly from the vaulted ceiling of a monastery in northern Spain.  (P. W. French and Co., New York).
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In medieval architecture, a "boss" refers to an ornamentally carved, often painted and gilded, keystone. It was placed at the intersection of ribs in a vaulted roof in order to lock its members into position. Noteworthy examples are found in many of Europe's monastic cloisters and cathedrals. This example and the other shown nearby are reportedly from the vaulted ceiling of a monastery in Northern Spain. Their principal decorative motif consists of a spray of acanthus leaves.
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