Greez-sur-Roc / Gréez-sur-Roc
Results: 2 records
LID01: symbol - orb and cross
Scene Description: as finial of the cover
LID02: design element - patterns - scalloped
Scene Description: all over the dome of the cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 06109GRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Almire
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Montmirail, arrondissement de Mamers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the entrance to the nave
Century and Period: 16th century(late)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1239) as an octagonal mounted baptismal font of the 16th century; the font cover, of the "buffet-type", has verical sides that actually cover those of the stone basin partially; the upper level of the cover is a dome covered in scalloped pattern and topped with an orb-and-cross finial.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Basin Total Height: 38 cm
Height of Base: 62 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: height of the cover: 80 cm - Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1239)
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th century?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. Font notes]
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001