Ossebygarn No. 3 / Össebygarn
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05825OSS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Date: ca. 1300?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: [not in a church]
Font Location in Church: In Klockarbol SW of the church
Site Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the centre-south area of Uppland, south-east of Uppsala
Historical Region: Vallentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Additional Comments: missing font; the basin of this base is missing
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. V, hft. 1: 21 and fig. 28 on p. 24) as the grey sandstone base of a medieval baptismal font; it is a conical pedestal with a pronounced upper roll moulding [centre ring] probably dated ca. 1300; it was found at Klockarbol, south-west of the church.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone (grey)
Number of Pieces: one [basin missing]
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Interior Shape: missing
Basin Exterior Shape: missing
Height of Base: 26 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 36 cm (diameter of the base)
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. V, hft. 1: 21)
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. V, hft. 1: 21 and fig. 28 on p. 24