Elinghem No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05397ELI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Church / Chapel Name: Elinghem ödekyrka (in ruins)
Site Location: Gotland, Gotlands län, Sweden, Europe
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
Font Notes:
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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, p. 62, 64-65