Hjalsta / Hjälsta

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CR01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: around the top of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 06065HJA
Church/Chapel: Hjälsta kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala län
Directions to Site: Located 17-20 km WWN of Sigtuna
Historical Region: Lagunda härad, Uppsala län, Uppland
Font Location in Church: East end, south side [earlier location was at the west side of the nave]
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
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
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