Domerat / Domérat

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03893DOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: There are two "Notre-Dame" churches in this town, the later one, from the 16th century, is called "Notre-Dame de la Râche" [= Our Lady of the Leprosy]. The older church has the listed font, some interesting polychrome capitals and also a 11th cent. crypt with three naves.
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Montluçon, arrondissement de Montluçon
Font Notes:
Listed in Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 2, p. 719) as a 12th-century baptismal font. The basin is hemispheric with an upper broad band bearing a geometric pattern (or set of square arches?). The underbowl is rounded but has four narrowing bands down to the short stem of the base; it sits on a very flat square plinth and was, according to the source [cf. supra], placed at the left of the church entrance until it was moved to its present location near the choir.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 97 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 84 cm
Notes on Measurements: Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 2, p. 719)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 719