Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 04090QUE
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Quentin-d'Amiens
Church Patron Saints: St. Quentin [aka Quentin of Amiens, Quintin, Quintinus]
Country Name: France
Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Felletin, arrondissement d'Aubusson
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, to the left of the door
Century and Period: 4th - 5th century?, Gallo-Roman
Workshop/Group/Artisan: altar-font
Church Notes: The 14th century church houses one of the famous wooden "Black Virgins" of this area (Notre-Dame-sous-terre) dated to the 17th century (source: Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-))
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-) as a curious Gallo-Roman altar dedicated to Mercury now serving as holy-water stoup. On-site notes: the monolithic rectangular stoup has the shape of a common type of Roman ara, rectangular at top and bottom with the centre narrowing slightly towards the middle; the upper sides, now the sides of the basin, have a single moulding all around; there is an inscription [no transcription available; cf. Images area] on the front side.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Rim Thickness: 5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 29 x 49 cm
Basin Depth: 12 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 98 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 49 x 60 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 39 x 59 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: The inscription may be seen in the Images area
Inscription Location: on the front side
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]
Inscription Source: On-site

REFERENCES

Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-