Saint-Genest
Results: 2 records
coat of arms
Scene Description: Unidentified
human figure
Scene Description: Two, one on each outer corner of the basin
INFORMATION
FontID: 03889GEN
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Genest
Church Patron Saints: St. Genest
Country Name: France
Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: In the canton de Marcillat-en-Combraille, arrondissement de Montluçon
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Listed in Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 2, p. 645) as a medieval basin of roughly square shape meant to be wall-mounted, therefore its only ornamentation appears on the front and outer corners: at each corner, a very sketchy human figure and, between them, a shield with an unidentified coat-of-arms. It appears very worn and the source [cf. supra] attributes its provenance to the church at Vieux-Bourg.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999