Monhoudou

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - circle - concentric

Scene Description: one or two on each of the sides of the octagonal upper 1/3

LB01: design element - motifs - circle - concentric

Scene Description: on one of the sides of the base

LB02: human figure?

Scene Description: there appear to be human figures in low relief on one of the sides

INFORMATION

FontID: 06107MON
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Hélier
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Marolles-les-Braults, arrondissement de Mamers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the bell-tower entrance
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1123) as a monolithic holy-water stoup made from a recycled ancient pillar; the lower 2/3 are square and ornamented with geometric motifs; one of the sides appears to have human figures in low relief; the upper 1/3 is octagonal. also with circle motifs; the inside well is round. A human head visible on the upper rim appears to have been placed on it and not part of the stoup itself. [Roman?]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal (lower part is square)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001