Luz-Saint-Sauveur No. 2 / De Lus / De Luso / Guilhermi Etzii de Lunis / Lus e Sent Sauvaire / Luus
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view of font and cover
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design element - motifs - piping - 4
Scene Description: four cylinder pipes set at 90-degree angles on the basin side -- notice the metal plate for the font cover lock
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view of basin - interior
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 9 July 2001 by BSI
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05049LUZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2001-07-09
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-André
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side, opposite the N doorway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: 65120 Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France
Site Location: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D918-D921 crossroads, NE of Cauterets, 19 km S of Argelès-Gazost, itself 13 km S of Lourdes
Historical Region: Midi-Pyrénées
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: monolithic cylindrical font, probably of the late 12th or early 13th century; the only ornamanetation are four short vertical cylinders, at 90-degree angles on the basin sides. There is a plain wooden lid, hinged at the back, which locks in the front of the basin.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 744770 4750905
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.871528, -0.003333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 17.5″ N, 0° 0′ 12″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 6-7 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 64 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 77 cm
Basin Depth: 33 cm
Basin Total Height: 27 cm [based on the height of the angle ornaments]
Font Height (less Plinth): 106 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Notes: plain wooden lid hinged at back and with lock at the front