Sandager

Results: 2 records

BBU01: design element - motifs - chevron

on the upper rim sides, its spaces filled with floral motifs
Scene Description: on the upper rim sides, its spaces filled with floral motifs

BH01: human figure - head - 4

a human (?) head at each corner of the upper rim
Scene Description: a human (?) head at each corner of the upper rim

INFORMATION

FontID: 04874SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Sandager Kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Fyn, Syddanmark
Directions to Site: Located on the E shore of the Lillebælt, just N of Assens and 38 km SW of Odense
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
Illustrated and briefly described in Benzon (1973: 226-rettelsesblad) as a granite baptismal font of the Romanesque period; he typifies it as "Lillebæltstypen". The upper part of the basin is square with a wide basin rim ornamented with chevrons and floral motifs; at each angle, a human (?) head. The rest of the basin side and underbowl appear rounded and plain, except for a torus at the neck of the upper base; the lower base is splayed ending in a square at the very bottom.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

Benzon, Gorm, Vore gamle kirker og klostre, København: Lademann, 1973