Ossebygarn No. 3 / Össebygarn

INFORMATION

FontID: 05825OSS
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län
Directions to Site: Located in the centre-south area of Uppland, south-east of Uppsala
Historical Region: Vallentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: In Klockarbol SW of the church
Date: ca. 1300?
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Romanesque
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