Vieure No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03860VIE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: [cf. Index entry for Vieure No. 2 for the baptismal font at this church]
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Bourbon-l'Archambault, arrondissement de Moulins
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shaped sandstone stoup dated to the 12th century in our source (Patrimoine..., Allier, 1999, v. 1, p. 55). The basin is hemispheric although the underbowl has been cut to end as an octagon; the base is very short and octagonal. There is a lead lining in the well.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 55