Lille Lyngby

Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006

CC-BY-SA-2.5

Results: 9 records

Old Testament - story of David - with harp

Old Testament - the time of Samson - the book of Judges - Samson - fighting a lion

Scene Description: Samson riding the lion

angel - showing wings

Scene Description: this side is much damaged

design element - motifs - rope moulding - 2

Scene Description: braid-like

human figure - warrior - on horseback

Scene Description: the rider and ride are not proportionate; the horse, if that is what is meant to be, would be the size of a large dog in comparison to the human rider

view of church exterior - southeast view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2006 by Hideko Bondesen [www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Lille_Lyngby_kirke/Lillyngby(01).JPG] [accessed 17 December 2016]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.5

view of church interior - nave - looking east

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2006 by Hideko Bondesen [www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Lille_Lyngby_kirke/Lillyngby(09).JPG] [accessed 17 December 2016]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.5

view of font

view of font - upper view

Scene Description: with the brass baptismal dish on it

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2006 by Hideko Bondesen [www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Lille_Lyngby_kirke/Lillyngby(15).JPG] [accessed 17 December 2016]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.5

INFORMATION

FontID: 00170LIL
Church/Chapel: Lille Lyngby Kirke
Church Location: Lille Lyngbyvej 23, 3320 Skævinge, Denmark
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Frederiksborg, Sjælland
Directions to Site: Located near Arresø, in the municipality of Hillerød [in Skævinge until 2007], Nordsjælland
Ecclesiastic Region: Helsingør stift
Historical Region: Strø herred, Frederiksborg amt
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, by the S doorway
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
On-site notes: the font is carved from granite; it has a double rope motif carved around the upper edge of the basin; the basin is quatrefoil-shaped, with four figures/scenes carved on angled the sides of the basin; from left to right: King David with his Harp, an angel, a rider on a very small quadruped, and Samson and the Lion; the bowl does not have a drainage hole in it and the base is a separate piece; the font is very plain and the figures are primitive; the side with the angel is badly damaged. No font cover presnt.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 55.951158, 12.139796
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 55° 57′ 4.17″ N, 12° 8′ 23.27″ E
UTM: 33U 321418 6204338

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: quatrefoiled (mounted) -- chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: quatrefoiled
Basin Exterior Shape: quatrefoiled
Drainage Notes: No drainage system.
Rim Thickness: 12-15 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 40-63 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 67-90 cm
Height of Basin Side: 45 cm
Basin Total Height: 50 cm
Height of Base: 30 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site

REFERENCES

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