499874 Dragon\'s Head, 1100-1150 (walrus ivory) by Romanesque, (12th century); h:6.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: This exceedingly rare medieval carving, which recalls the more monumental carvings on Viking ship prows, may have been a finial for a diagonal member of a folding chair. The character of the head, the stylized acanthus leaves, and the foliage-spouting mask on the neck are characteristic of north European and Anglo-Norman Romanesque styles. ); Gift of Thomas P. Miller in memory of James J. Rorimer; out of copyright.