Kalma
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06037KAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late) (basin only) [composite font], Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Kalmar kyrka
Font Location in Church: East end, south side, by the altar
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the SW corner of the Håbo härad, about 15 km WWS of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Håbo härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 2: 415-418) as aa plain hemispherical basin dated to the end of the 12th century; the pedestal base is modern concrete and was made in 1908. This same source suggests the basins of the fonts at Sparrsätra and Skäfthammar as cognates. The church inventory of 1713 lists a wooden font and cover [not listed in this Index]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone (basin only)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm
Basin Total Height: 35 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 2: 418)
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VII, hft. 2: 415-418