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B01: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Mary to the right, Gabriel to the left - Gabriel holds palm (?) branch - detail

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B01: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Mary to the right, Gabriel to the left - Gabriel holds palm (?) branch - detail

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B01: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Mary to the right, Gabriel to the left - Gabriel holds palm (?) branch

both figures haloed; the palm (?) branch looks like a feather duster
Scene Description: both figures haloed; the palm (?) branch looks like a feather duster
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B02: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Visitation - embracing - detail

radiated haloes; kissing
Scene Description: radiated haloes; kissing
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B02: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Visitation - embracing - detail

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B02: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Visitation - embracing

both figures haloed; kissing
Scene Description: both figures haloed; kissing
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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel - detail

Mary's bed luxurious bedspread; detail of Mary's sleeve -- notice the few traces of red paint
Scene Description: Mary's bed luxurious bedspread; detail of Mary's sleeve -- notice the few traces of red paint
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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel - detail

haloed Christ Child swathed on the manger; luxurious bed-spread; star; realistic looking ox but the mule's head looks like a goose's
Scene Description: haloed Christ Child swathed on the manger; luxurious bed-spread; star; realistic looking ox but the mule's head looks like a goose's
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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel - detail

haloed angel; the angel's body wrapped in a cloud; hands hold a realistic-looking censer -- notice damage to the font around Mary's neck
Scene Description: haloed angel; the angel's body wrapped in a cloud; hands hold a realistic-looking censer -- notice damage to the font around Mary's neck
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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel - detail

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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel

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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity - Christ child lying on the manger - censer angel

Joseph not present; haloed figures; luxurious bed-spreads on the bed and the manger; Mary's long wide sleeve; star by the side of the two animals, above the manger; censer angel hovering on the left
Scene Description: Joseph not present; haloed figures; luxurious bed-spreads on the bed and the manger; Mary's long wide sleeve; star by the side of the two animals, above the manger; censer angel hovering on the left
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B04: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Christ's first bath - detail

the bathing tub is a perfectly shaped Romanesque font, including the ring moulding
Scene Description: the bathing tub is a perfectly shaped Romanesque font, including the ring moulding
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B04: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Christ's first bath

Christ's first bath; two figures in attendance, both haloed; the one on the left holds up rich blanket; six-point star above. Christ Child being held in a font.
Scene Description: Christ's first bath; two figures in attendance, both haloed; the one on the left holds up rich blanket; six-point star above. Christ Child being held in a font.
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback - detail

detail of the first Magus; guiding star above the horse's head
Scene Description: detail of the first Magus; guiding star above the horse's head
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback - detail

detail of the third Magus
Scene Description: detail of the third Magus
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback - detail

detail of the second Magus
Scene Description: detail of the second Magus
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback - detail

the first Magus
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback - detail

the second Magus
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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - journey of the Wise men - arriving on horseback

the three holding up their presents; notice the use of stirrups -- the multiple smallholes in the stone surface are caused by a chemical reaction in the stone [source: oral communication from Torsten Svensson to BSI]
Scene Description: the three holding up their presents; notice the use of stirrups -- the multiple smallholes in the stone surface are caused by a chemical reaction in the stone [source: oral communication from Torsten Svensson to BSI]
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

notice that the individual gifts have exchanged hands among the Magi; in the previous scene, the Magi on horseback, the second Magus carried the cross-topped container that is now in the hands of the first Magus; the second Magus now carries the ring-shaped gift that was carried earlier by the third Magus on horseback; notice also the choice of fabric patterns master Sighraf favours to render luxurious garments, which he uses also on the figures of the base
Scene Description: notice that the individual gifts have exchanged hands among the Magi; in the previous scene, the Magi on horseback, the second Magus carried the cross-topped container that is now in the hands of the first Magus; the second Magus now carries the ring-shaped gift that was carried earlier by the third Magus on horseback; notice also the choice of fabric patterns master Sighraf favours to render luxurious garments, which he uses also on the figures of the base
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child

the three Magi walk right towards the enthroned and haloed Madonna and Child
Scene Description: the three Magi walk right towards the enthroned and haloed Madonna and Child
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

Christ Child, facing left;cruciferous halo; holds a little palm branch
Scene Description: Christ Child, facing left;cruciferous halo; holds a little palm branch
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

haloed Madonna and Child; the six-point star belongs to this scene; the rounded guiding star to the right belongs to the next scene, the dream of the Magi
Scene Description: haloed Madonna and Child; the six-point star belongs to this scene; the rounded guiding star to the right belongs to the next scene, the dream of the Magi
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

first Magus before Madonna and Child
Scene Description: first Magus before Madonna and Child
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

first Magus faces the Madonna and Child; star above
Scene Description: first Magus faces the Madonna and Child; star above
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

first and secong Magi with their gifts; Crhist Child's cruciferous halo
Scene Description: first and secong Magi with their gifts; Crhist Child's cruciferous halo
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B06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings - enthroned figure of Virgin Mary with Child - detail

second and third Magi and their gifts
Scene Description: second and third Magi and their gifts
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B07: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - the three Wise Men are warned in a dream by an angel not to return to Herod - detail

the warning angel issues out of a cloud (like the censer angel in the Nativity scene of this font); the angel's hands touch the left shoulder of the nearest Magus
Scene Description: the warning angel issues out of a cloud (like the censer angel in the Nativity scene of this font); the angel's hands touch the left shoulder of the nearest Magus
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B07: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - the three Wise Men are warned in a dream by an angel not to return to Herod - detail

the dreaming Magi; notice the hand of each Magus holding the richly patterned bed-spread
Scene Description: the dreaming Magi; notice the hand of each Magus holding the richly patterned bed-spread
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B07: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - the three Wise Men are warned in a dream by an angel not to return to Herod - detail

enthroned Madonna and Child are part of the previous scene; the rounded guiding star is part of this scene
Scene Description: enthroned Madonna and Child are part of the previous scene; the rounded guiding star is part of this scene
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B07: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - the three Wise Men are warned in a dream by an angel not to return to Herod

Dream of Magi; the demon with the coiled tail under the Magi's bed belongs to the next scene
Scene Description: Dream of Magi; the demon with the coiled tail under the Magi's bed belongs to the next scene
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B08: angel - archangel - St. Michael and dragon - detail

the dragon' body under the Magi's bed; the head sticks out and receives the blow from the Archangel's spear
Scene Description: the dragon' body under the Magi's bed; the head sticks out and receives the blow from the Archangel's spear
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B08: angel - archangel - St. Michael and dragon

the dragon's body with its two-coil tail are beneath the Magi's bed in the previous scene
Scene Description: the dragon's body with its two-coil tail are beneath the Magi's bed in the previous scene
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop -- notice the embroidered pointed shoes
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop -- notice the embroidered pointed shoes
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop -- the right hand and the remains of the broken staff or crozier
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop -- the right hand and the remains of the broken staff or crozier
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book

although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
Scene Description: although the head and part of the staff or crozier are broken off, the clothes suggest this seated figure is a bishop
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LBF01: cleric - bishop - seated - holding staff - holding book - detail

detail of the seat and the hand holding the remains of the staff or crozier; the pattern on the chair is identical to the one on the mantle of the figure
Scene Description: detail of the seat and the hand holding the remains of the staff or crozier; the pattern on the chair is identical to the one on the mantle of the figure
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book - detail

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book - detail

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book - detail

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands -- the tonsure clearly visible here
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands -- the tonsure clearly visible here
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book - detail

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
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LBF02: cleric - monk - seated - holding book

a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
Scene Description: a tonsured monk holds an open book on his lap with both hands
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LBF03: cleric? - seated - holding scroll - detail

Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
Scene Description: Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
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LBF03: cleric? - seated - holding scroll - detail

Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
Scene Description: Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
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LBF03: cleric? - seated - holding scroll - detail

Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
Scene Description: Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
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LBF03: cleric? - seated - holding scroll - detail

Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
Scene Description: Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
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LBF03: cleric? - seated - holding scroll

Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
Scene Description: Untonsured head; the figure wears a rich cope [cappa pluvialis] tied with a clasp [morse] and embroidered pointed shoes; he holds a scroll with his left hand while two fingers [index and middle] of the right hand point to it; what appears to be the handle of a sword or dagger shows behind his hands
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LBF04: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - seated - with 2 keys - detail

Peter's right hand holds the keys; his left hand holds the mantle closed; the two keys are clearly distinct
Scene Description: Peter's right hand holds the keys; his left hand holds the mantle closed; the two keys are clearly distinct
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LBF04: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - seated - with 2 keys

side view showing the ornamented side of the seat
Scene Description: side view showing the ornamented side of the seat
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LBF04: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - seated - with 2 keys

the seat has small ornamented sides
Scene Description: the seat has small ornamented sides
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LBS01: design element - patterns - scalloped - nested scallops

on the side between the decapitated figure on the left and the tonsured monk on the right; it is one of two sides with this pattern of decoration; the 'scallops' are very irregular and may have meant to represent water; one of the lines of scallops has beaded-tape pattern on it
Scene Description: on the side between the decapitated figure on the left and the tonsured monk on the right; it is one of two sides with this pattern of decoration; the 'scallops' are very irregular and may have meant to represent water; one of the lines of scallops has beaded-tape pattern on it
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 August 2012 (with SHM permission) by BSI
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LBS02: design element - architectural - church - Romanesque church

the volume corresponding to the nave; notice the simulated iron-work on the door, a design quite common on the door hardware of Gotland churches; the door would open into the west end of the nave, inside of which the baptismal font was often located. The mullioned window opening high in the tower wall, with two round arch-heads
Scene Description: the volume corresponding to the nave; notice the simulated iron-work on the door, a design quite common on the door hardware of Gotland churches; the door would open into the west end of the nave, inside of which the baptismal font was often located. The mullioned window opening high in the tower wall, with two round arch-heads
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 August 2012 (with SHM permission) by BSI
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LBS02: design element - architectural - church - Romanesque church - detail

the round apse on the left [east], with a cross-shaped [quatrefoil] window; the next volume to the right would be the chancel, with its own window and door, a common occurrance in Gotland church design
Scene Description: the round apse on the left [east], with a cross-shaped [quatrefoil] window; the next volume to the right would be the chancel, with its own window and door, a common occurrance in Gotland church design
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 August 2012 (with SHM permission) by BSI
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LBS02: design element - architectural - church - Romanesque church - detail

the roofs of the chancel (left) and nave (right); the presence of the animal [dragon?] head on the left, and the two ridges at the apex, and the reticular pattern of the sides of the roofs suggests a thatched roof;
Scene Description: the roofs of the chancel (left) and nave (right); the presence of the animal [dragon?] head on the left, and the two ridges at the apex, and the reticular pattern of the sides of the roofs suggests a thatched roof;
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LBS02: design element - architectural - church - Romanesque church

on the side between the seated tonsured monk and the seated cleric (?) holding a scroll -- North view of a Romanesque church building.of four elements: the east apse on the left, then [L->R] the chancel volume with the animal head on the top left end; next right is the volume of the nave topped with the cross; at the extreme right, the western tower. The two entrances on the north side are probably an error or liberty of the designer of the font, as such entrances [one to the chancel, another to the nave] normally occur on the south side in Gotland church buildings, not on the north side, where, if there is an entrance at all, is usually a single one. Notice the arcade of three round arch-heads decorated with beaded-tape pattern above the church building.
Scene Description: on the side between the seated tonsured monk and the seated cleric (?) holding a scroll -- North view of a Romanesque church building.of four elements: the east apse on the left, then [L->R] the chancel volume with the animal head on the top left end; next right is the volume of the nave topped with the cross; at the extreme right, the western tower. The two entrances on the north side are probably an error or liberty of the designer of the font, as such entrances [one to the chancel, another to the nave] normally occur on the south side in Gotland church buildings, not on the north side, where, if there is an entrance at all, is usually a single one. Notice the arcade of three round arch-heads decorated with beaded-tape pattern above the church building.
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LBS03: design element - motifs - interlace - beaded-tape - circle with reticular interlace

some [not all] of the elements have beaded-tape pattern on them; the eight endings have dot-in-a-circle motifs
Scene Description: some [not all] of the elements have beaded-tape pattern on them; the eight endings have dot-in-a-circle motifs
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LBS03: design element - motifs - interlace - beaded-tape - circle with reticular interlace

on the side between the cleric (?) holding a scroll on the left and St.Peter on the righ -- some [not all] of the elements have beaded-tape pattern on them; the eight endings have dot-in-a-circle motifs
Scene Description: on the side between the cleric (?) holding a scroll on the left and St.Peter on the righ -- some [not all] of the elements have beaded-tape pattern on them; the eight endings have dot-in-a-circle motifs
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LBS04: design element - motifs - scallop - nested scallops - detail

the beads on the beaded-tape pattern are drilled in the centre
Scene Description: the beads on the beaded-tape pattern are drilled in the centre
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LBS04: design element - patterns - scalloped - nested scallops

on the side between St. Peter on the left and the decapitated cleric on the right -- it is one of two sides with this pattern of decoration; the 'scallops' are very irregular and may have meant to represent water; one of the lines of scallops has beaded-tape pattern on it -- notice also the remains of reddish paint on the right
Scene Description: on the side between St. Peter on the left and the decapitated cleric on the right -- it is one of two sides with this pattern of decoration; the 'scallops' are very irregular and may have meant to represent water; one of the lines of scallops has beaded-tape pattern on it -- notice also the remains of reddish paint on the right
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design element - patterns - diaper

on the upper band of the underbowl
Scene Description: on the upper band of the underbowl
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design element - patterns - geometric

on the lower band of the underbowl
Scene Description: on the lower band of the underbowl
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design element - motifs - rope moulding

now very worn and broken off in some areas
Scene Description: now very worn and broken off in some areas
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view of basin - interior

it is not clear whether there was a drain hole in the centre and was later plugged
Scene Description: it is not clear whether there was a drain hole in the centre and was later plugged
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view of church interior - chancel - ceiling - detail

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

a very thick one; the heads of the angle figures of the base are part of it, except the one broken off
Scene Description: a very thick one; the heads of the angle figures of the base are part of it, except the one broken off
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 00056TIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1997-06-16; 2012-08-28
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sighraf / Sighrafr / Sigraf
Museum: Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm, inv. nr. 7983
Church / Chapel Name: [originally from Tingstads Kyrka - now in the SHM]
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Church Address: Ö, Norrköping, Sweden
Site Location: Östergötland, Östergötlands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located just E of the E22, 10-12 km SE of Norrköping and in its municipality
Ecclesiastic Region: Linköpings stift -- Norrköpings S:t Johannes församling
Historical Region: Lösings och Bjorkekinds härad
Additional Comments: damaged font -- painted font? (traces of paint on it) -- There are four corner figures. See iconographic analysis.The sides of the square base have several different motifs - symbolic images, rather than narrative images. They are related to the seated figures.
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Hildebrand (1864-1880). [cf. Bibliography for details of this font in other sources]. Described and illustrated by Maja Lundquist in Roosval (1917). Noted and illustrated in the SHM’s database Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 951011F1] as a baptismal font made of sandstone by Sigraf in the last quarter of the 12th century, with full identification of the basin scenes and the base figures. Noted and illustrated in Ullén & Ljungstedt (2003) as a baptismal font made of Gotland sandstone and identify the scenes on the basin sides. On-site notes [visits in: 1989, 1993, 1997, 2012]: cylindrical mounted font; figural iconography on basin sides and base; shallow relief; fair shape; this font, originally from the parish church at Tingstad in Östergötland, was already reported at the Statens Historiska Museum by Roosval in 1913. The basin has eight scenes, seven of which are part of the Childhood of Christ cycle; the eighth scene shows St. Michael slaying the dragon [L->R]: Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Christ First Bath, Arrival of the Magi, Adoration of the Magi with Madonna and Child, Dream of the Magi, slaying of the dragon. The underbowl is decorated with two geometric patterns. The base has four corner figures: a cleric with his head broken off, probably a bishop; a tonsured monk; a cleric (?) wearing a cope and holding a scroll; St. Peter charged with two keys. Two of the sides of the base are decorated with scallop-like pattern; another side has a full Romanesque church building, although the doors into the nave and chancel appear to have been transposed to the north side; the fourth side has beautifully rendered interlace.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Lennart Karlsson, to the curator for the medieval collections and the staff at the SHM for their help in documenting this font during our two visits

COORDINATES

UTM: 33V 575207 6488356
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 58.529222, 16.2915
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 58° 31′ 45.2″ N, 16° 17′ 29.4″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Drainage Notes: there is a very small hole which looks as if it has been drilled at some point and then plugged again -- no lining
Rim Thickness: 7-8 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 60-61 cm* / 62 cm** / 62 cm***
Diameter (includes rim): 76-77 cm* / 76 cm** / 76 cm***
Basin Depth: 38-40 cm* / 40 cm** / 40 cm***
Height of Basin Side: 36-37 cm*
Basin Total Height: 50-53 cm* / 54 cm***
Height of Base: 33-34 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 84-86 cm* / 86 cm** / 86 cm***
Square Base Dimensions: 43 x 44 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site / ** Roosval (1917: 30) / *** Ullén & Ljungstedt (2003: 108)

REFERENCES

  • Davies, J.G., The Architectural Setting of Baptism, London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962, p. 84
  • Hildebrand, Bror Emil, Antiqvarisk Tidskrift för Sverige, Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner, 1864, vol. 1: 93
  • Karlsson, Lennart, "Tradition och förnyelse", 1985
  • Källström, Olle, Altare och funt, Stockholm: Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelses bokförlag, 1948, p. 21ff and pl. 64
  • Ljungman, Ulrika, "Där ord blev sten: Delstudie av romanska dopfuntars ikongrafi", 1993, ICO – Iconographisk Post. Nordisk tidskrift för bildtolkning – Nordic Review of Iconography, 1993, pp. 1-20, 19 ill.; p.15
  • Nordström, Folke, Mediaeval Baptismal Fonts: An Iconographical Study, Stockholm: Universitetet i Umeå, 1984, p. 51
  • Pressouyre, Léon, "Sculpture du XIIe siècle à Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne)", CXXIII, 1965, Bulletin Monumental, 1965, pp. p. 131-134, figs. p. 133; II, p. 33
  • 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, p. 169, 172, Taf. LVII
  • Roosval, Johnny, Dopfuntar i Statens Historiska Museum, 1917, p. 28-30, fig. 34-36
  • Strömbom, Ragnhild, "Calcarius, en gotländsk stenhuggareverkstad under 1100-talets slut och 1200-talets förra hälft", XI-XIII (1942-1944), Konsthistorisk tidskrift, 1942-1944
  • 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; p. 19-20
  • Tuulse, Armin, Romansk konst i Norden, Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1968, p. 88
  • Ullén, Marian, Östergötlands medeltida dopfuntar, Stockholm: Riksantikvarieämbetet och författarna, 2003, p. 109