Decani / Dečani

INFORMATION

FontID: 02346DEC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Visoki Dečani [Church of the Monastery of Decani]
Church Location: Ruga sali ceku, Deçan, Kosovo -- Tel.: +381 64 8003000
Country Name: Kosovo
Location: Deçan
Directions to Site: The Monastery of Decani is located in the Metohija region, between Kosovo to the east and Montenegro to the west (Subotic, 1997, map on p. 12)
Historical Region: formerly Metohija-Kosovo, Yugoslavia
Font Location in Church: In the narthex, to the left of the main entrance.
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Church Notes: 14thC church
Font Notes:
The font has a plain hemispheric basin which, with the added dome cover, resembles a perfect sphere. It rests on a cylindrical column and a square lower base. The whole font appears to be made of a rose-coloured marble, of which other parts of the church are also made. There is a large square plinth of two steps (description based on plate 63, Ullen, 1995)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.9984, 57.999
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 32′ 48.9984″ N, 20° 15′ 57.999″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Subotic, Gojko, Art of Kosovo, the Sacred Land, New York: The Monacelli Press, 1997