Sparrsatra / Sparrsätra

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06063SPA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Äldre Mälardalstype / Old Mälar-valley type
Church / Chapel Name: Sparrsätra kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 7-8 km NW of Enköping
Historical Region: Åsunda härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Additional Comments: damaged font: ornamentation appears to have been carved off
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XI, hft. 3: 288, 306, 322 and fig. 282 on p. 305): "Sandstone baptismal font with traces of obliterated ornament around the edge of the bowl [...] Old Mälar-valley type ["äldre mälardalstype"], dating from the second half of the 12th century." The font consists of a hemispherical basin mounted on a short conical base; this base has a centre ring ornamented with a rope-moulding motif. The font appears very worn, as if it had been exposed to the elements for a long time.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Diameter (includes rim): 65 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 77 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XI, hft. 3: 306)

REFERENCES

  • Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. XI, hft. 3: 288, 306, 322 and fig. 282 on p. 305