Lassa / Låssa

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CR01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: it appears to be part of the upper block together with the basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 06017LAS
Church/Chapel: Låssa kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län
Directions to Site: Located just W of Bro, about 20 km NW of Stockholm
Historical Region: Bro härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: West end of the nave, north side
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Riala and Roslags-Bro, also in Uppland; Öster-Haninge in Sörmland (S of Stockholm) and Ala in Gotland
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 1: 73) as a cylindrical mounted baptismal font of the 13th century made of grey limestone; the basin is cylindrical and plain, not very deep, with a flat rounded underbowl and a ring moulding tha appears to be part of this same block. The pedestal base is conical, in two parts, with a splayed lower part. The font is raised on a modern polygonal plinth. This same source cites the baptismal fonts at Riala and Roslags-Bro, also in Uppland; Öster-Haninge in Sörmland (S of Stockholm) and Ala in Gotland, as cognates.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (grey)
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (Bd. VII, hft. 1: 73)

REFERENCES

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