Limestone Entryway with a Shield Keystone and Flat Lintel Cap

Photographed alone on a marble floor, this reclaimed limestone entryway sets a plain flat capped lintel above an arch carrying a carved shield cartouche framed in scrolling acanthus at the keystone, on moulded impost capitals worked with a small carved rosette panel. Left without a door or gate, the carving reads cleanly against the dark opening behind it. Available to buy, this antique limestone entryway suits facades and interior thresholds that want a compact carved crest without the added scale of a full pediment above.