Acerenza No. 3
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04902ACE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1524?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid?)
Church / Chapel Name: Cattedrale di Acerenza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, to the left of the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumprion of St. Mary
Church Notes: 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.
Font Notes:
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One of two holy-water stoups; located at either side of the entrance; this one on the left side. Belli D'Elia (1999: 207) reports it as much damaged, although it might originally been a pair to the one on the right-hand side of the entrance [cf. Index entry for Acerenza No. 2 for details]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round, unmounted
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, p. 207