Lummelunda
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view of font - east side
view of basin - interior
design element - motifs - floral or foliage
view of basin - east side
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
Scene Description: Nativity [Joseph, out of the picture, is on the left -> Adoration of the Magi with Madonna and Child on the left, between the bed of the Nativity and the Magi
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view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - east side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - west side - detail
view of church exterior - tower - west portal
view of church exterior - northwest end - detail
view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view
view of church exterior - southwest portal
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal - detail
view of church exterior - southeast portal
view of church exterior - tower - south view - detail
view of church exterior - southwest end
view of church interior - nave - looking east
view of church interior - sacristy - door - detail
view of church interior - chancel - northeast corner
view of church interior - altar and retable
view of church interior - nave - looking west
view of church interior - chancel - north wall - painting - detail
view of church interior - chancel - north wall - painting - detail
view of church interior - chancel - north wall - painting
view of church interior - statue
view of church exterior - chancel - southeast corner
view of church interior - chancel - north side - painting
view of church interior - nave - painting - detail
view of font in context
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05398LUM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2018-05-28
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Paradise font / Paradisenfunten
Cognate Fonts: Elnghem, Lye, Hejnum and many other such fonts found on the island
Church / Chapel Name: Lummelunda kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Notes: there are Infantia Christi scenes on the sides of the West portal
Church Address: Lummelunda, 665, 621 71 Visby, Gotland, Sweden
Site Location: Gotland, Gotlands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) highway 149, on the NW side of the island, 20-25 km N of Visby
Ecclesiastic Region: Visby Stift, Stenkyrka församling
Historical Region: Lummelunda ting, Gotlands län
Additional Comments: painted font (floral or foliage matter)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Fåhraeus (1974: 53, 54, 82, 168) as a cylindrical mounted baptismal font of the mid-13th century -much like the ones at Elinghem, Lye, Hejnum, etc.- on a conical pedestal base; raised on two larger plinths, also circular.
COORDINATES
UTM: 34V 348657 6405919
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 57.769742, 18.455547
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 57° 46′ 11.07″ N, 18° 27′ 19.97″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 8 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 61 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 77 cm* / **
Basin Depth: 27 cm*
Basin Total Height: 35 cm* / 38 cm**
Height of Base: 60 cm* / 58 cm**
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm* / 96 cm**
Font Height (with Plinth): 129 cm* [includes two plinths]
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site / ** Fåhraeus (1974: 53)
REFERENCES
- Fåhraeus, Fredrik, "Dopfuntarna, deras tillbehör och placering på Gotland under medeltiden. En inventering.", Stockholm, 1974, 53, 54, 82, 168