Commana No. 2 / Comana / Kommana

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Scene Description: Two fonts are shown: the photographer, "Joncour Brasparts" was actually François Joncour (1871-1946) 'bijoutier' by trade, but prolific photographer and short-story writer of Brasparts, in Bretagne [see Michel Penven et Glaoda Millour's François Joncour, son parcours en centre Finistère (Brasparts: Association « Sur les traces de François Joncour », Mairie de Brasparts, 1997)

INFORMATION

FontID: 03413COM
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Derrien de Comana
Church Location: 29450 Commana, France
Country Name: France
Location: Finistère, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Commana is 10 km E of Sizun off the D764, about 40 km S of Roscoff
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Quimper-Léon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, N side
Century and Period: 13th century, Late Romanesque
Onsite notes: now relegated to a corner, this may have been the original font, although there is no drainage system present. It is a plain hemispheric granite basin resting on a rectangular/square base, the bottom of which appears to have been hacked at; there is evidence of repairs near the top of the base.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.413508, -3.95595
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 24′ 48.63″ N, 3° 57′ 21.42″ W
UTM: 30U 429263 5362703

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 11 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 59 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 81 cm*
Basin Depth: 30 cm*
Basin Total Height: 60 cm*
Height of Base: 36 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 96 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI