Ciran

INFORMATION

FontID: 06153CIR
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
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: [not in a church - found in a field]
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 727) as a circular limestone holy-water stoup designed to be wall-mounted; it has a central drain hole. It may originate in the chapel of the "commanderie d'Aulnay", of the Knights Templar, dated from the 13th century; the chapel was in ruins by the 18th century. The stoup was found in a nearby field by a farmer and it is now in the hands of his son.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001