Twin capital with avian pattern

The presented twin capital is one of four such column capitals discovered during the years 1947–1953 during archaeological work carried out while reconstructing the eastern wing of the monastery. The twin capitals in the collections of the Museum of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec are among the best examples of Romanesque masonry in Poland. They come from the first monastic foundation in Tyniec. However, researchers do not agree whether the twin capitals discovered in Tyniec were originally located in the church or in the cloisters. The obverse side of the left capital is filled by a symmetrical composition of ribbons woven into the centre, decorated with scattered pearls. The ribbons exit animal mouths located in the corners of the area. 11th/12th century, Tyniec Museum of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec Inventory number: DA/151/2012