The image shows a magnificent architectural element in the Classical or Baroque style — a decorative cartouche featuring a rooster. This detailed stone carving adorns the facade of a building. The cartouche has a semi-circular shape with elegant acanthus leaves on the sides, creating a rich framing.
The central element of the composition is a relief image of a rooster with a luxurious tail, executed with high artistic mastery. On both sides of the cartouche are round elements, likely symbolizing the sun or moon, which emphasizes the symbolic nature of the composition. The stone surface has a characteristic texture and patina, indicating the venerable age of this architectural element.
Such decorative elements were often used on facades of historical buildings as part of a heraldic program or as architectural accents above windows, doors, or on cornices. The rooster as a symbol might indicate a connection to France (where the Gallic rooster is a national symbol) or simply serve as an emblem of vigilance and dawn in the broader European symbolic tradition.