Montespertoli, S. Piero / Pietro in Mercato, No. 1
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05017MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Similar to the Coeli-Aula font now in the chiesa di Sant'Andrea in Montespertoli, and probably to the font at Santa Felicita in Faltona
Church / Chapel Name: Pieve di S. Piero in Mercato
Font Location in Church: Inside the church/museum
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Site Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Mugello valley.
Font Notes:
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Hexagonal immersion baptismal font ornamented with mosaic-like motifs in white marble. This font is believed to be from the original 12th-century church of S. Piero. [NB: cf. entry in the index for a second font in this church -now a museum- listed as Montespertoli No. 2]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble [in part]
Font Shape: hexagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: hexagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
REFERENCES
- 2001. [URL discontinued / non active]. URL: http://www.adactanet.it/dominimusei/montesp.html.