Farentuna No. 1 / Färentuna

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05846FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Färentuna 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
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 134 and fig. 126 on p. 137) as a sandstone cylindrical mounted baptismal font probably of the late 12th century, of a type usually associated with the Gotland font production. The basin is cylindrical and its sides are totally plain; the chamfer is equally plain; pronounced centre ring with four heads right below it (of the three visible heads in the source (ibid., fig. 126), the front is human, while the ones on either side are animal and quite similar to the ones found in the Gotland fonts of the period; the rest of the conical base is plain.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (grey)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 75 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VI, hft. 1: 134)

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VI, hft. 1: 134 and fig. 126 on p. 137