Antogny-le-Tillac
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B01: design element - architectural - arch - round arch - 8
Scene Description: each in one of the frames corresponding to each side of the octagon
INFORMATION
FontID: 06162ANT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Vincent
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, arrondissement de Chinon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 1220) as an octagonal stone basin dating from the end of the 11th or beginning of the 12th century; the upper rim of the basin is round but the sides are clearly framed by thick mouldings; each side is ornamented with a round arch. The original base is missing; the basin now stands on a modern concrete foot, also octagonal.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: one [base missing]
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted) [original base missing]
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm
Basin Total Height: 60 cm (approx.)
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 1220)
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001