Sandager
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04874SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Sandager Kirke
Site Location: Fyn, Syddanmark, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the E shore of the Lillebælt, just N of Assens and 38 km SW of Odense
Font Notes:
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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, ill. and caption on p. 226-rettelsesblad