Elinghem No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 05397ELI
Church/Chapel: Elinghem ödekyrka (in ruins)
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Gotland, Gotllands län
Directions to Site: Located at the north of the island, about 40-50 km north of Visby, near the northern limits of the Bro setting
Historical Region: Forsa ting, Gotlands län
Described and illustrated in Fåhraeus (1974: 62, 64-65) as a basin fragment, "troligen en vigvattenskål" [=probably a holy-water stoup]; the piece appears badly damaged with a large part missing form the basin.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one [fragment]
Font Shape: hemispheric [fragment]
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 6 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 37 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 49 cm
Basin Total Height: 34 cm
Notes on Measurements: Fåhraeus (1974: 62)

REFERENCES

Fåhraeus, Fredrik, "Dopfuntarna, deras tillbehör och placering på Gotland under medeltiden. En inventering.", Stockholm, 1974