Cimiez No. 1 / Cemenelum

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04976CIM
Object Type: Baptistery
Date Visited: 2001-06-14
Font Century and Period/Style: 5th century, Early Christian
Museum: Musé archéologique de Cimiez
Church / Chapel Name: in a museum
Font Location in Church: in a museum
Church Address: 160, avenue des Arènes, 06 000 Nice, France -- Tel.: +33 (0)4 93 81 59 57
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: the Museum is located on a hill just N of Nice
Font Notes:
On-site notes: the sunken piscina of this baptistery has been beautifuly reconstructed in the gardens of the Musée archéologique de Cimiez, among the ruins of the 3rd century Roman baths for women [NB: although there is no public acces to the archaeological site, it is however visible from the open gardens of the Museum]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are our grateful to the director and the staff at the museum for their help in accessing the off-limits site

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.718989, 7.276184
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 43′ 8.36″ N, 7° 16′ 34.26″ E

REFERENCES

  • Les premiers monuments chrétiens de la France, Paris: A. Picard ; Ministère ce la culture et de la francophonie, Direction du patrimoine, Sous-direction de l'archéologue, 1995-1998, vol. 1: p. 103-108
  • Guyon, Jean, Les premiers baptistères des Gaules (IVe-VIIIe siècles), Roma: Unione Internazionale degli Istituti di Archeologia, Storia e Storia dell'Arte in Roma / Union des instituts étrangers de Rome, 2000