Lava
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05620LAV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Lava kyrka
Font Location in Church: In the churchyard [ca. 1922]
Site Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, Europe
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
Additional Comments: abandoned font: found in 1912 in the churchyard
Font Notes:
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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
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
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, Bd. I, hft. 4: 516