Oster Torslev / Øster Tørslev
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B01: human figure - female - grotesque or fantastic - siren
Scene Description: a/p Bach-Nielsen's description
INFORMATION
FontID: 05414TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Øster Tørslev kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Århus / Aarhus, Midtjylland
Directions to Site: Located just about 15 km south of Mariager Fjord, about 25 km ESE of Hobro
Historical Region: Randers amt
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century, Baroque
Cognate Fonts: Kastbjerg, just to the north
Font Notes:
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Mentioned in Bach-Nielsen (1998:115-116) as a baptismal font ornamented with mermaid busts, like the font at nearby Kastbjerg.
REFERENCES
Bach-Nielsen, Carsten, "Efterreformatoriske døbefonte", 1995-1996, 1998, pp. 101-118; p. 115-116