Head

It has not been possible to find any convincing comparisons with this head. While Istarian stone, in which this is carved, argues for an origin in North-east Italy, it is difficult to date this head accurately. It is suggested that it protruded horizontally from the corner of a pulpit -pulpits of this type did not exist before the 11th century. It is also possible that this head formed part of a caryatid support for a stoup. Figures with heads of similar size to this support such a stoup in Verona Cathedral. This Verona stoup is dated to the beginning of the 12th century.