EditorialLintel of the Roman theater of the city, in honor of the aedil Lucius Aemilius Rectus, who financed the reform of the same one. Late of the 1st-early 2nd centuries AD. Marble. From Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain). National Archaeolog...
EditorialNorth porch, Chartres cathedral, tympanon. On the lintel, Saint Mary's death and entombment, in the tympanon Mary's glorification; she is seated on a throne next to Christ who blesses her.
EditorialHouse of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel. Turtle shells were used in the Mayan rain-invoking rituals (7th-10th CE) .
EditorialCast Iron Window Lintel. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 38.5 x 50.1 cm (15 3/16 x 19 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard.