Kalla No. 1 / Källa

INFORMATION

Font ID: 05304KAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Källa nya kyrka
Site Location: Öland, Kalmar län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Norra mot, about 30 km northeast of Borgholm
Historical Region: Åkerbo härad, Öland
Additional Comments: recycled font: fragment only
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Boström (1966- , Bd. I, hft. 4: p. 363) as a fragment of the base of a medieval baptismal font of grey limestone ("Reutersvärd type 1 a.") and dated to the mid or late 13th century. [NB: cf. added entry for a much later font -dated to 1168- in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (grey)
Number of Pieces: one (fragment)
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Interior Shape: [missing]
Basin Exterior Shape: missing
Drainage Notes: [no drainage hole present on the pragment]
Notes on Measurements: Dimension of the fragment: height = 23 cm; diameter = 59 cm (a/p Boström 1966- , Bd. I, hft. 4, p. 363)

REFERENCES

  • Boström, Ragnhild, Sveriges Kyrkor: Öland, Stockholm: Generalstabens litografiska anstals förlag, 1966-, Bd. I, hft. 4: p. 363