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
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,
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