Biozat No. 3
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04944BIO
Object Type: Stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Symphorien de Biozat
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the right of the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Symphorian [Symphorien d'Autun] [† ca. 200]
Church Notes: 12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00093007] -- There a number of interesting polychrome historiated capitals of the Romanesque period in this church [cf. the Images section for a sample]
Church Address: 2 Chem. de l'Église, 03800 Biozat, France
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D36-D119 crossroads, 5 km ESE of Gannat, 12 km WSW of Vichy
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Moulins
Font Notes:
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A plain quasi-cylindrical basin mounted on a prismatic square column near the entrance; the base is probably modern.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 520940 5102791
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.078377, 3.270809
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 4′ 42.16″ N, 3° 16′ 14.91″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: the drain hole is now sealed; there is another sealed hole or crack on the basin side
Rim Thickness: 6-7 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 42-43 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 56-57 cm
Basin Depth: 20 cm
Basin Total Height: 28 cm
Height of Base: 69 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 97 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI