Riez No. 3
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BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Scene Description: all around the underbowl
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 2001
INFORMATION
FontID: 05071RIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise cathédrale
Country Name: France
Location: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Riez is located 42 km south of Digne-les-Bains (D905 south, then, D953 to Riez), just east of near the Lac-de-Sainte-Croix.
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: the baptismal font in the cathedral is a goblet-shaped marble object akin to a flower-pot; it has pronounced ribbed pattern around the underbowl and a thin moulded base.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (white)
Font Shape: goblet-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: [no measurements taken]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood