Overgran / Övergran

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06039OVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Övergrans kyrka
Font Location in Church: East end, south side, between the front pews and the altar
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 10 km WWN of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Håbo härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Additional Comments: very weathered, probably from long exposure to the elements
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 3: 564-565) as a cylindrical mounted baptismal font od the end of the 12th century; it consists of two blocks of sandstone: the basin has vertical sides and a conical chamfer, all plain and very weathered, with some cracks; the base has a rounded shape with a roll moulding at the top but ends in a square frame. Central drain. This same source gives the base now under the bowl at Håtuna [cf. entry for Håtuna No. 1 in this Index] as cognate. Round flat wooden cover shaped and ornamented like a shield.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm
Basin Depth: 25 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 74 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. VII, hft. 3: 564)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: the flat wooden cover is ornamented with metal motifs, like a shield; it was restored in 1905

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. VII, hft. 3: 564-565