Hokhuvud / Hökhuvud

INFORMATION

FontID: 05811HOK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Hökhuvuds kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län
Directions to Site: Located in the NE area of Uppland
Historical Region: Frösåkers härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century (late), Medieval
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, Hft. 5: 756, 788) as a hemispheric mounted baptismal font; the basin and the conical pedestal of the base are made of Gotland limestone and date from the late 13th century; the lower piece of the base was "renewed" in 1936 by Ä. Noreen. It is totally devoid of ornamentation.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (from Gotland)
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 6.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 47 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 60 cm
Basin Depth: 20 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. II, Hft. 5: 788)

REFERENCES

Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984