Davinde

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B01: symbol - cross - Greek - Maltese

Scene Description: on one of the sides of the basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 04878DAV
Church/Chapel: Davinde Kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Fyn, Syddanmark
Directions to Site: Located about 10 kms SE of Odense, just S of Langeskov.
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Kapitælgruppen
Illustrated and briefly described in Benzon (1973: 227-rettelsesblad) as a granite baptismal font of the Romanesque period; he typifies it as "Kapitælgruppen" or capital-shaped font. Both basin and base are shaped like cushion capitals, four sided with rounded side panels, while the neck or upper base is polygonal (octagonal?). The inner basin well is round. One of the sides of the basin is ornamented with a Malta cross and there may be other motifs on the other sides.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: capital-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

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