Lava

INFORMATION

FontID: 05620LAV
Church/Chapel: Lava kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Lava is listed as an annex to Tådene, which is located on the shores of the Dalbosjön, about 25 km WWS of Lidköping (take road 44 from Lidköping (dir. Tröllhattan) for about 18-19 km, then make a right turn to Tranum and Tådene)
Historical Region: Källands härad, Skaraborgs län
Font Location in Church: In the churchyard [ca. 1922]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Västergöland (1922-, Bd. I, hft. 4: 516) as a sandstone baptismal font dated to ca. 1200. It consists of two pieces: a plain cylindrical basin with vertical sides and a rounded underbowl, resting on a round pedestal base (there may have been some ornamentation on either, but they are very eroded and the only hint of decoration is an attempt at a moilding on the upper base area]. The font was found in 1912 in the churchyard.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 74 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 74 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Västergöland (1922-, Bd. I, hft. 4: 516)

REFERENCES

Fischer, Ernst, Sveriges kyrkor: Västergötland, Stockholm: G. Tisell, 1922-1975