Atlingbo

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B01: angel - celebrating the Eucharist - heavenly altar

Scene Description: On the east side of the basin. An angel stands, full frontal, is haloed, long hair, parted in middle, his arms open, palms to the front and thumbs up at 45* angle. To the right of the angel is a small cross on the ground. To the left is an altar floating in the air on which there is a chalice; the altar is covered with a cloth

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B01: angel - celebrating the Eucharist - heavenly altar

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B01: angel - celebrating the Eucharist - heavenly altar

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B01: angel - celebrating the Eucharist - heavenly altar - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B02: animal - fabulous animal or monster - griffin

Scene Description: On the northeast side of the basin. Griffin facing left, the right leg in the air. No human present

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B02: animal - fabulous animal or monster - griffin

Scene Description: under an acanthus plant

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B03: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Mark - symbol - winged lion

Scene Description: On the north side of the basin. Winged lion holding a book, faces right, and is haloed. His head turned back toward the left

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B03: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Mark - symbol - winged lion

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B04: symbol - tree - Tree of life?

Scene Description: On the northwest side of the basin. Complex acanthus plant

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B05: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Luke - symbol - winged bull

Scene Description: On the west of the basin. Lion is winged and haoled, and faces to the right; it has no book; there is no cross on the halo

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B05: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Luke - symbol - winged bull

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B05: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Luke - symbol - winged bull

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B06: animal - mammal - lion - passant-gardant

Scene Description: Approximately west-to-southwest on the basin sides. A lion faces left, its face frontal, without halo or book

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B06: animal - mammal - lion - passant-gardant

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B07: Christ - Agnus Dei - haloed - with cross and banner

Scene Description: On the southwest of the basin. Lamb of God holding the cross with flag on its right hoof. It is haloed. The flag has a cross in the centre. Three strips fly on the flag

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B07: Christ - Agnus Dei - haloed - with cross and banner - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B07: Christ - Agnus Dei - haloed - with cross and banner - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B07: Christ - Agnus Dei - haloed - with cross and banner - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

B08: symbol - acanthus - in a circle

Scene Description: On the south sides of the basin

B08: symbol - acanthus - in a circle

B09: angel - kneeling - holding scroll - Matthew's symbol?

Scene Description: On the southeast side of the basin. An angel stands holding a scroll, semi-kneeling position. The scroll ends in a curl at one end and in a rectangle in the other

B09: angel - kneeling - holding scroll - Matthew's symbol? - detail

BS01: design element - motifs - floral - 9

Scene Description: in each of the nine spandrels of the basin -- notice the damage to the upper rim

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LB01: scene [unidentified] - angel and seated figure

Scene Description: it involves two figures: the one on the left appears to be an angel descending from above on the figure on the right, which appears to be kneeling or sitting

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LB01: scene [unidentified] - angel and seated figure

Scene Description: on the east side of the base; it involves two figures: the one on the left appears to be an angel descending from above on the figure on the right, which appears to be kneeling or sitting

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LB02: animal?

Scene Description: on the north side of the base; there appear to be two animals above a pair of round arch-heads

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LB03: Apostle or saint? - in a circle - unidentified

Scene Description: on the west side of the base; the figure appears to be haloed

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LB04: design element - motifs - foliage - acanthus

Scene Description: on the south side; not unlike the acanthus motif on one of the sides of the basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LBH01: human figure - head - with long hair

Scene Description: one of four heads located at 90-degree angles on the stem of the base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LBH02: animal - mammal - goat or ram

Scene Description: one of four heads located at 90-degree angles on the stem of the base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LBH03: animal - fabulous animal or monster

Scene Description: one of four heads located at 90-degree angles on the stem of the base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

LBH04: animal - fabulous animal or monster

Scene Description: is it a bear? -- one of four heads located at 90-degree angles on the stem of the base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - 9 - columns with capitals and bases

Scene Description: the nine columns are similar, with short stems and large capitals decorated with simple interlace

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: showing three of the heads on the base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

information

Image Source: Field notes taken on site by BSI

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Image Source: Field notes taken on site by BSI

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Image Source: digital image of field-notes taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

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Image Source: digital image of field-notes taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

Copyright Instructions: IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

information

Image Source: digital image of field-notes taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

Copyright Instructions: IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of base - east side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of base - north side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of base - south side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of base - west side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of basin - detail - rim

Scene Description: traces of old paint on the stone

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - interior

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - interior - detail - rim - crack

Scene Description: damage: a vertical crack

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - north and northwest sides - Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Mark - symbol - winged lion - vine motif

Scene Description: the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - rim - detail - inscription - RNA

Scene Description: graffito?

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - southeast, east and northeast sides - angel with scroll - heavenly altar - fabulous creature

Scene Description: the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - upper view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church exterior - east view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - northeast view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church exterior - south portal

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: in 1914

Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph taken in 1914 by Einar Erici; in Riksantikvarieämbetet [www.raa.se/cms] [accessed 7 September 2012]

Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of church exterior - south view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church exterior - south view - east end

Scene Description: the exterior of the nave and chancel

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - south view - west end

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - southeast view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - southwest portal

Scene Description: opening into the west end of the nave

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - southwest portal - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church exterior - southwest portal - door

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken in 1990 by BSI

view of church exterior - southwest view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church exterior - west portal

Scene Description: opening into the base of the tower

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church interior - altar and retable

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church interior - chancel

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church interior - chancel - communion railing - paintings

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church interior - chancel - plaque - inscription

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of church interior - looking west

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - pulpit and sounding board

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - retable - Last Supper

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - retable - detail - Agnus Dei with flag

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - retable - detail - Last Supper

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - votive ship

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of church interior - west end - ship - organ

Scene Description: chiefly the espace of the tower base

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Hildebrand (fig. 241)

Copyright Instructions: PD

view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] [accessed 8 April 2021]

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view of font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken in 1990 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of font

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 23 May 1997 by BSI

view of font - east, northeast and north sides

Scene Description: the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - east, southeast and south sides

Scene Description: the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - northwest and west sides

Scene Description: with partial view of two other sides; the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - south and southeast sides

Scene Description: with partial view of two other sides; the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - south and southwest sides

Scene Description: two of the sides share the southwest orientation; the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - south and southwest sides - Agnus Dei with flag

Scene Description: with partial view of two other sides; the orientation is approximate, as there are nine sides on this basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font - west and southwest sides

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of font and baptismal dish

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of font and cover

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2023 by BSI

view of font in context

Scene Description: south and southwest sides of the font; located, just west of the chancel arch, north side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

view of stoup

Scene Description: located on the inside of the southwest doorway

Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2012 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 00017ATL

Church/Chapel: Atlingbo kyrka

Church Location: Eskelhem Pråstgården 181, 622 70 Gotlands Tofta, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 498 26 65 25

Country Name: Sweden

Location: Gotland, Gotllands län

Directions to Site: Located about 18 km ESE of Visby

Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift

Historical Region: Stenkumla ting, Gotlands län

Font Location in Church: The font was moved from its original location, and is now situated on the north side just west of the chancel arch, at the E end of the nave, N side

Date: ca. 1150?

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Workshop/Group/Artisan: Byzantios

Church Notes: The church is fairly large with a single nave and ornately scalloped south door. No wall murals remain inside it.

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland (Bd. III: 117) as a sandstone polygonal mounted font of the Byzantios workshop and dated to the mid-1100s (with reference to Roosval's Steinmaster..., p. 116, as source); the basin has an arcade of round arches, each arch on the basin panel containing a scene or motif. The base has four protruding heads at 90-degree angles and motifs between the heads; the lower base is square. Font cover -probably of the 13th century (?)- matching the contour of the upper basin and building-like with un upper turret (this cover was listed in the 1587 inventory). Described and illustrated in Fåhraeus (1974) and Nordström (1984). Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910812F1] as a baptismal font made of sandstone by Byzantios in the second half of the 12th century. On-site notes: Nordström's identification is incorrect: there is no Annunciation scene on this font, nor is there a Visitation scene either; the font includes three of the Evangelists's symbols (Matthew, Mark and Luke), but not John's [cf. ImagesArea for a full description of the programme]. There is currently [1997 and 2012] no lid on the font, although the font appears with one on in the SK: Gotland photo of the interior ca. 1942 (SK: G., Bd. IIII, pl. 133 on p. 119); is this lid kept elsewhere within the church? The font is in good condition and has been cleaned. It is made of three blocks (the centre ring is a separate piece) and a modern lower base. There are traces of several colours of paint on it. NB: the basin of this font has nine sides, not the usual eight; also, the base is in several parts and may have been damaged and made up mixing it with parts from other fonts - [cf. Images section for the full iconographic program]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.479917, 18.390675

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 28′ 47.7″ N, 18° 23′ 26.43″ E

UTM: 34V 343558 6373815

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone

Number of Pieces: three

Font Shape: enneagonal (mounted) -- chalice shaped

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: enneagonal

Drainage Notes: no lining

Rim Thickness: 9-11 cm*

Diameter (inside rim): 58-60 cm*

Diameter (includes rim): 76-80 cm* / 81 cm**

Basin Depth: 28-29 cm*

Height of Basin Side: 32.5-34 cm*

Basin Total Height: 43-45 cm* / 45 cm**

Height of Base: 43 cm* / 29 cm**

Font Height (less Plinth): 82-86 cm* / 84 cm**

Font Height (with Plinth): 104-105 cm*

Square Base Dimensions: 64 x 64 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site [NB: measurements are a composite of several takings by BSI] / ** Fåhraeus' (1974: 34)

LID INFORMATION

Date: 13th century?

Material: wood,

Notes: There is currently no lid on the font, although it was photographed with it on in the SK: Gotland photo of the interior ca. 1942 (ibid., Bd.III, pl. 133 on p. 119)

REFERENCES

Fåhraeus, Fredrik, "Dopfuntarna, deras tillbehör och placering på Gotland under medeltiden. En inventering.", Stockholm, 1974

Hildebrand, Hans, Den Kyrkliga konsten under Sveriges medeltid: en kortfattad öfversikt, Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1907

Lundmark, Efraim, Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland, Stockholm: G. Tisell, 1925-1990

Nordström, Folke, Mediaeval Baptismal Fonts: An Iconographical Study, Stockholm: Universitetet i Umeå, 1984

Roosval, Johnny, Die Steinmeister Gottlands: Eine Geschichte der führenden Taufsteinwerkstätte des schwedischen Mittlealters, ihre Voraussetzungen und Begleit-Erscheinungen, Stockholm: A.-B. C.E. Fritzes K. Hofbokhandel, 1918

Rydbeck, Monica, Skånes stenmästare före 1200, 1936

Stenström, Tore, "Problem rörande Gotlands medeltida dopfuntar", Umeå, 1975

Svanberg, Jan, "Kampen mellan ont och gott på dopfunten I Hög", 1 (1980), ICO – Iconographisk Post. Nordisk tidskrift för bildtolkning – Nordic Review of Iconography, 1980, pp. 16-30, 14 fig. English summary; r["References"]

Tuulse, Armin, Romansk konst i Norden, Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1968