Ahtala / Akhtala / Ախթալա

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02344AHT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Monastery of Ahtala
Font Location in Church: In the center of the aula (?)
Church Notes: The church itself is claimed to heve been built by "Chalcedonian" Armenians of Orthodox faith (Alpago-Novello, 1980, p.270)
Church Address: 5Q27+5HW, Akhtala, Armenia -- Tel.: +374 95 545441
Site Location: Lori, Armenia, Asia
Directions to Site: Located off (N) road U6, NE of Alaverdi, S of the border with Georgia
Font Notes:
The source refers to it as a Georgian baptismal font, probably, like the monastery itself, from the early 13th century and located in the centre of the "aula" (Alpago-Novello, 1980, p.270)

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.150578, 44.763919
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41.150578°N, 44.763919°E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown

REFERENCES

  • Alpago-Novello, Adriano, Art and Architecture in Medieval Georgia, Louvain-le-neuve: Institut Supérieur d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, Collège Erasme, 1980, p. 270