Bjorke / Björke
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Results: 43 records
LBH01: human figure - male - head - wearing headdress - front view
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LBH01: human figure - male - head - wearing headdress - upper view
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LBH01: human figure - male - head - wearing headdress
Scene Description: on the southwest coner of the lowert base; it appears to be wearing a hood
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LBH02: human figure - male - head - bearded - wearing hood
Scene Description: on the southeast corner of the lower base
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LBH03: human figure - male - head - bearded - wearing helmet
Scene Description: on the northeast corner of the lower base
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LBH04: human figure - male - head - bearded - wearing hood
Scene Description: on the northwest corner of the lower base
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view of font
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view of font - south side
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: notice the large crack towards the bottom of the inner basin
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view of basin
Scene Description: notice the reinforcing metal band at the upper rim, and the poor state of the stone
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view of church exterior - southeast portal - capital
Scene Description: right (east) side
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view of church exterior - southeast portal - capital
Scene Description: left (west) side
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view of church exterior - southeast portal
Scene Description: opening to the chancel
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view of church exterior - southwest portal - detail
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view of church exterior - southwest portal
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view of church exterior - churchyard, cemetery
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view of church exterior - west tower
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church interior - nave - column - base - detail
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view of church interior - nave - column - base - detail
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view of church interior - nave - column - base - detail
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view of church interior - nave - column - base - detail
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view of church interior - nave - column - base
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view of church interior - nave - column - base
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view of church interior - nave - column - base
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of church interior - Holy Rood
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view of church interior - alms box - detail
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view of church interior - alms box
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view of church interior - north side
Scene Description: nave, chancel and font
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view of font in context
Scene Description: against the north side of the chancel arch
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view of base - detail
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view of base - detail
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view of base - detail
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view of base - detail
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view of base - southwest side - detail
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view of base - east side - detail
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view of base - south side - detail
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view of font base
Scene Description: notice the through crack under the centre ring
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
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information
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05346BJO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2012-08-26
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (mid?), Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Björke kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end, by the N side of the chancel arch [NB: before 1910 renovation it was on the S side, to the left of the S entrance)
Church Notes: mid-13thC church; modified 14th and 16thC; renovated 1910-1912;
Church Address: Björke kyrkby, 622 42 Romakloster, Gotland, Sweden
Site Location: Gotland, Gotlands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road I604, E of the 143, 2 KM SW of Romakloster, about 16 km SE of Visby
Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift
Historical Region: Gäsene härad / Dede ting
Additional Comments: damaged font / altered font / repaired font (the basin is cracked; the base is also cracked, below the centre ring)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Lundmark (1931), Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland (Bd. I, hft. 5: 618). In Lagerlöf and Svahnström (1991). Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910811F4] as a baptismal font made of limestone in the mid-13th century; the SHM entry further notes that the metal band around it were installed to protect it from further cracking, and that the lower piece is probably a later addition. Baptismal font made of limestone circa 1230; the basin is hemispheric and plain; the round-to-square pedestal base has a roll moulding on the top; the lower end has four human heads, all male, placed at 90-degree angles; the lower volume of the base is square and probably of a later date. No cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 34V 345513 6376808
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 57.507444, 18.421361
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 57° 30′ 26.8″ N, 18° 25′ 16.9″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: four
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 6 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 55 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 67-68 cm* / 67 cm**
Basin Depth: 33 cm*
Basin Total Height: 35.5 cm*
Height of Base: 72 cm*
Height of Central Column: 34 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 92 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 107.5 cm* / 107 cm**
Square Base Dimensions: 38 x 38 cm*
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910811F4] [NB: the height w/o the lower base/plinth is approximately 92 cm; the height w/o any lower base is approximately 70 cm]
REFERENCES
- Fåhraeus, Fredrik, "Dopfuntarna, deras tillbehör och placering på Gotland under medeltiden. En inventering.", Stockholm, 1974, p. 61, 63
- Lagerlöf, Erland, Gotlands kyrkor, 1966-1973, 4: 99
- Lundmark, Efraim, Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland, Stockholm: G. Tisell, 1925-1990, Bd. I, hft. 5: 618 and pl. 690-692