Saint-Sulpice-sur-Leze No. 2 / Libre-Lèze / Saint-Sulpice-de-Lèze

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B01: human figure

Scene Description: The stoup is the lower half of a Roman statue.

INFORMATION

FontID: 05107SUL
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Sulpice
Church Patron Saints: St. Sulpicius [aka Sulpitius]
Church Location: 31419 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze, France
Country Name: France
Location: Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located off the D4 and the D622, 8 km NE of Carbonne, 40 km S of Toulouse
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Toulouse
Historical Region: Midi-Pyrénées
Font Location in Church: In the narthex or vestibule of the church
Century and Period: 2nd - 5th century, Gallo-Roman
Cognate Fonts: Another such (?) in the church in the église St-Eutrope in Canté (Ariège, France)
Holy-water stoup fashioned out of a Gallo-Roman sculpture: the lower half of the statue of a toga-ed Roman man has been carved to use as stoup; just like the one at the church of St-Eutrope in Canté, Ariège

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 364002 4798795

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: other (human figure)
Basin Exterior Shape: other (human figure)
Notes on Measurements: [cf. Index entry for a similar stoup at Canté]