Aix-en-Provence No. 3
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: the internal division of the well may not be original
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design element - motifs - moulding
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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - Gothic arches - 8 - columns
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design element - motifs - trefoil
Scene Description: one in each spandrel of the blind arcade
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view of font and cover in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04916AIX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2001-06-09
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale du Saint-Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence
Font Location in Church: In one of the sides of the baptistery, to the south of the main door
Church Patron Saint(s): Our Saviour
Church Address: 34 Pl. des Martyrs de la Resistance, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France -- Tel.: +33 4 42 23 45 65
Site Location: Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In Aix-en-Provence, within the cathédral St-Sauveur grounds, between the cathedral itself, the cloister and another building.
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: octagonal stone baptismal font located to the south of the main dor of the baptistery; the plain wooden flat lid appears modern; there is a lead insert now in the basin well with 1/3 vs 2/3 partition; a metal band has been used to reinforce the basin sides, which have a large crack all around the lower half and another, partial and angled, on the right upper side. Wide octagonal plinth.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 697743 4822799
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.531944, 5.447222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 31′ 55″ N, 5° 26′ 50″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: metal insert probably not original
Rim Thickness: 14-15 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 98 x 98 cm*
Basin Depth: 55-81 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 97 cm*
Basin Total Height: 97 cm*
Basin Upper Panel Dimensions: 97 x 46 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 97 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 114 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 135 x 126 cm*
Notes on Measurements: *BSI on-site [NB: the lead insert is 31 cm deep, but the original depth is 55 cm at the sides and 81 cm at the centre of the basin well]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal and flat; hinged in the middle; modern