Acerenza No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04900ACE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Cattedrale di Acerenza
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: Two interesting holy water stoups also listed for this church. The church itself is described by Garzya Romano (1988: 75) as one of the most remarkable monuments of Basilicata.
Site Location: Potenza, Basilicata, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 21 km NE of Potenza.
Additional Comments: recycled font: the basin is raised on an ancient column now turned to use as the base. The basin is plain but the columnar base ["tronco di colonna antica reimpiegato"] (Ibid., fig. 24 caption) has ...
Font Notes:
The baptismal font in the cathedral of Acerenza is reported in Belli D'Elia (1999: fig. 24) as a monolithic basin raised on an ancient column now turned to use as the base. The basin is plain but the columnar base ["tronco di colonna antica reimpiegato"] (Ibid., fig. 24 caption) has angled fluting all around it. The whole thing is mounted on a wider stone plinth which has a raised border as if it had been made to catch the excess water.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Belli D'Elia, Pina, La Cattedrale di Acerenza: mille anni di storia, Venosa, Potenza: Osanna Venosa, 1999, fig. 24 and caption