Bournan
Results: 2 records
BH01: human figure - head
Scene Description: probably female, wearing head-dress with wrap under the chin
BH02: human figure - head
Scene Description: wearing a short mane; probably male
INFORMATION
FontID: 06152BOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Ligueil, arrondissement de Loches
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century
Font Notes:
Click to view
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 717) as an unmounted octagonal baptismal font dated to the 13th century by the two protruding heads on two of the basin sides; the font has been damaged and the repairs may have removed other ornamentation. This same source (ibid.) informs that a polygonal dome cover made of wood existed on this font, but its present whereabouts are unknown and it is only known from a photograph.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. Font notes]
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001