Coat of Arms

early 14th century

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 03

This coat of arms of a thirteenth-century abbot is said to have adorned the upper story of the cloister at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. The shield bears the arms of the Porcelet family, a noble lineage of considerable influence in Provence from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. The coat of arms contains the image of a pig, an amusing play on the name of the bearer; porcelet means piglet in French.

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Title: Coat of Arms
Date: early 14th century
Geography: Made in Languedoc, France
Culture: French
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/8 x 12 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (35.9 x 32.4 x 12.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Architectural
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1925
Object Number: 25.120.127
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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