Observer, tympanum archivolt, Abbatiale Sainte-Foy
Carved figure of an observer peering over a phylactery, possibly an angel, 1 of 14 such figures on the archivolt of the Last Judgement tympanum above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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