Ellinge

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B01: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation

Scene Description: Annunciation. Gabriel stands to the left, in profile, left hand holding mantel to chest, right hand extended toward Mary. Mary stands in profile, right hand raised to her chest and left hand on her abdoment. Her head is tilted to the left.

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

Scene Description: Visitation.

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B03: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity

Scene Description: Nativity. Virgin lies, head to the left in composition, left hand raised toward the child, and right hand extended to Joseph. She is haloed. Joseph sits to the right, in profile, in Gotland chair, left arm on bed and reaches toward Mary. The right arm holds his head, haloed and radiants in halo. Above in the middle, a manger, with child, haloed,swaddled, and head to the left and the rays seem to project toward the bed.

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B04: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Christ's first bath

Scene Description: Christ's First Bath. In the centre, chalice font with christ, haloed, arms extended outward. Left figure holds the hands of Christ and the one of the right holds a towel.

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B05: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings

Scene Description: To the right Madonna and Child enthroned, haloed, full frontal, he appears to be raising one hand toward the magi in benediction. To the left, are three kings, crowned, in profile, hands without drapy extend gifts.

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B06: 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

Scene Description: Magi Dream. The head of the magi to the left. Nothing else is left - worn.

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B07: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Massacre of the Innocents

Scene Description: Massacre of the Innocent. In the centre, a seated figure, to the left and the right, soldiers holding swaddled infants and swords.

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B08: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Flight to Egypt

Scene Description: Flight to Egypt. To the right is Joseph who leads the horse. His left hand holds a staff over his shoulder and left hand holds the bridle of the horse. Behind Joseph to the left, is the horse and Madonna and Child. Radiant halo around Madonna and Child has cross haloed. Child is wrapped in Madonna's Mantel.

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LBF01: Virgin Mary - Madonna and Christ-child

Scene Description: First figure - Madonna and Child and that is under the Visitation scene. Does not wrap the child in her mantle.

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LBF02: cleric - bishop

Scene Description: Bishop with book.

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LBF03: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - holding 2 keys

LBF04: Old Testament - Abraham as father of all believers

Scene Description: Father Abraham with long pointed beard and 5 souls.

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design element - patterns - scalloped

Scene Description: all around the underbowl

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Scene Description: the Massacre of the Inocent, with Herod seated in the centre of the scene is much damaged

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Scene Description: large drain hole, probably enlarged; no lining

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bococo, 2006

Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 October 2006 by Bococo [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:06-10-26-g1_Ellinge_(Nyborg).jpg] [accessed 8 October 2016]

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Scene Description: NB: the relationship between the side of the basin and the side of the base has changed through the years; seen here in 1993

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Scene Description: the side now facing west towards the nave; traces of paint can still be discerned on its surface -- NB: the relationship between the side of the basin and the side of the base has changed through the years; seen here in 1997

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Scene Description: at the east end of the nave, by the chancel arch [not its original position]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 00068ELL
Church/Chapel: Ellinge kirke
Church Location: Ellinge 5540, Denmark
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Fyn, Syddanmark
Directions to Site: Located W of Nyborg and in its municipality [formerly in that of Ullerslev], on the island of Fyn [Funen]
Ecclesiastic Region: Fyens Stift
Historical Region: Vindinge herred, Svendborg amt
Font Location in Church: In the centre of the E end of the nave, in front of the apse
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sighraf / Sighrafr / Sigraf
On-side notes: the font is very worn, eroded; it has been repaired poorly: the chipped and worn pieces of stone have been cemented over; traces of colour are evident around the bowl of the font. It is a very light stone. On the basin sides: 1) W: Flight to Egypt; 2) SW: Annunciation; 3) S: Visitation; 4) SE: Nativity; 5) E: First Bath; 6) NE: Adoration of the Magi; 7) N: Dream of the Magi; 8) NW: Massacre of the Innocents. Under Visitation scene, 1st. Madonna and Child, 2nd seated figure is a monk or a bishop under Christ's First Bath, 3rd figure (left to right) could be Peter with a key or a bishop with a cross under Sleeping Magi, 4th figure is Abraham and the souls, under Flight to Egypt scene. Where there were once motifs on the sides of bases? [NB: carving very eroded; handicaps identiification]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 55.316503, 10.618984
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 55° 18′ 59.41″ N, 10° 37′ 8.34″ E
UTM: 32U 602742 6131206

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (Gotland)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: diameter of the drain hole is 8-9 cm
Rim Thickness: 7.5-9 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 64-65 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 79-82 cm*
Basin Depth: 25-31 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 30-31 cm*
Basin Total Height: 41-43 cm*
Height of Base: 40-43 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 83-84 cm*
Square Base Dimensions: 41-42 x 42-43 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site [composite of two measurement takings]

REFERENCES

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.; r["References"]
Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941
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
Tuulse, Armin, Romansk konst i Norden, Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1968