Adelso / Adelsö
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05844ADE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Adelsö kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the south of Uppland, west of Stockholm
Historical Region: Färentuna härad, Stockholms län, Uppland
Additional Comments: base missing
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 10, 22 and fig. 18) as a cylindrical sandstone basin from a late-12th century baptismal font; the plain basin is badly damaged on the upper rim. No base [presumably lost].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one [base missing]
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 65 cm
Basin Total Height: 42 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 22)
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VI, hft. 1: 10, 22 and fig. 18