Teda
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06061TED
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Teda kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 10-12 km WWS of Enköping
Historical Region: Åsunda härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Additional Comments: recycled base: originally part of a tomb in a nearby church?
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XI, hft. 1: 180-181 and fig. 158 on p. 183) as a part (40 cm high and 60 cm in diameter) of the base of an early baptismal font; it is quasi-spherical stone with a drain perforation through its vertical axis; the sides are ornamented with a central band of rope moulding; above this, sets of concentric semi-circles all around; below it appears plain. The same source (ibid.) suggests it may be a "gravklot" [=grave globe] from the church at nearby Svinnegarn.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Drainage System: centre hole in base
Height of Base: 40 cm [diameter=60 cm]
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. XI, hft. 1: 180-181 and fig. 158 on p. 183