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B01: symbol - star - in a square

Scene Description: some may be flowers or even dog-tooth motif, a/p description and illustration in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04715COU
Church/Chapel: Eglise Sainte-Clotilde
Church Patron Saints: St. Clotilde [aka Chlothilde, Chlotichilda, Chlothieldis, Croctild, Crotehild, Hlotild, Rhotild]
Country Name: France
Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Houdan, arrondissement de Mantes-la-Jolie
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: The church dates from the 14th century, but the village itself can be traced to a chart of 1195 at least (Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines, 2000, v. 1, p. 301)
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000) as a monolithic 12th-century baptismal font; the cylindrical basin has star-in-square motifs, some looking like dog-tooth, others more flower-like. The metal staples of the lid are still on the rim. The base appears square and unadorned.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes des Yvelines [2 vols.], Paris: FLOHIC, 2000