Riala

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INFORMATION
FontID: 05796RIA
Church/Chapel: Riala kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län
Directions to Site: Located in the southeast area of Uppland, not far inland from the coast
Historical Region: Åkers skeppslag, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1250-1280?
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The font at Roslags-Bro (No. 1), and the one at Valö, both nearby, and many other such fonts in Sweden
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. I, hft. 4: 630 and fig. 652 on p. 638) as a chalice-shaped baptismal font of Gotland limestone dated to the mid- or late-13th century; the basin is round, almost cylindrical, wider at the upper part, and with a shallow underbowl chamfer, all plain. The base has a centre ring moulding and a conical pedestal, again totally plain. The font stands in a small circular plinth in the 1945 photograph; the basin appears badly cracked and has chunks missing at the upper rim; the centre ring has been chipped as well (ibid.)
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, limestone (from Gotland)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 69 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. I, hft. 4: 630)
REFERENCES
Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984