12-13 centuries
Town Rostov
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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Geography details
Town Rostov -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date12-13 centuries
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourceAlbum “18th century”
Author(s) А. Zaitsev-Kartavtsev -
Fund that the source refers toThe Assumption Cathedral (Rostov)
Description
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The doors of the cathedral are dated 1696. However, the lion’s masks themselves were created in the 12-13 centuries and survived the fires that destroyed the older buildings of the cathedral