Hjalsta / Hjälsta
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06065HJA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Hjälsta kyrka
Font Location in Church: East end, south side [earlier location was at the west side of the nave]
Site Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 17-20 km WWN of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Lagunda härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Additional Comments: damaged font: weather-worn and chipped at places
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XII, hft. 1: 88-89) as a hemispherical mounted baptismal font of the 13th century made of golden-brown sandstone; both pieces, basin and base, are very worn from exposure to the elements and have suffered considerable damage. The same source (ibid.) gives the origin of the font as being the older church [the present church dates from the 15th century]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone (golden-brown)
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): 67 cm
Basin Depth: 26 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 81 cm
Notes on Measurements: Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland (1921- , Bd. XII, hft. 1: 88)
REFERENCES
- Brandel, Sven, Sveriges kyrkor: Uppland, Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen, 1921-1984, Bd. XII, hft. 1: 88-89