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Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King

ca. 1175–1225
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
The Latin Chronicles (ca. 1212) of the kings of Castile proclaims: “On our side, Christ, God, and Man. On the Moors’, the Faithless, and Damned Apostle, Muhammad.” The Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, from 1212 onward, became one of the defining political and cultural events of western Europe. Perhaps kneeling in supplication, this king—entirely covered in mail—comes from an unknown setting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King
  • Date: ca. 1175–1225
  • Culture: North Spanish
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: H. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 92 lb. (41.7 kg)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous
  • Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.158.758
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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