Grotesque quadrilobe, Portail des Libraires, Rouen Cathedral, Normandy, France

Grotesque creature with lion's body and bearded head, covered his head with a hand, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Grotesque creature with lion's body and bearded head, covered his head with a hand, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen