Two elephants, one male and one female, stand facing one another one either side
of this capital. Their heads, which are at the front of the capital, have been
broken off. Their small ears and tapering skull indicate that the model was
probably an Indian rather than an African elephant. Salet suggests that they may
have been copied from a design on an Oriental fabric that had reached Vézelay.
(The model could also have been a Bestiary). Meuniers suggests that they are
symbols of Adam and Eve.
| Location within Floorplan | Placement in Elevation |
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Salet: Number 54- North side of nave.
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Standing in the centre of the nave looking north. |
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