Undy / Gwndy

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BU01: design element - patterns - scalloped

Scene Description: all over the underbowl, a/p description in Newman (2000)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04363UND
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Wales
Location: Monmouthshire
Directions to Site: Located about 15 km E of Newport, just off the M4 leading to the Severn Bridge
Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Late Norman? / Transitional?
Described in Newman (2000) as "a fine early C13 piece. Square bowl, its underside boldly scalloped, on a thick circular stem with four attached circular shafts." Noted in The Civic Trust, Wales, web site [www.civictrustwales.org] as a 13th-century font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000