A twin capital with decoration of plant motifs

The presented twin capital is one of four such column capitals discovered over the years 1947–1953 during archaeological research carried out while reconstructing the eastern wing of the monastery. It is considered to be one of the best examples of Romanesque masonry in Poland. It comes from the first monastic complex in Tyniec. However, researchers do not agree whether the twin capitals were originally located in the church or in the cloisters. The twin capital has the shape of two truncated pyramids turned upside down and connected in the upper part by a high cuboidal abacus. Due to some damage and numerous abrasions on the surface of the capital, the decorations are barely visible. Recognisable elements include a bipartite ribbon and plant motifs in the form of a trefoil and a half-palmette. 4th quarter of the 11th century, Tyniec Museum of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec Inventory number: DA/163/2012