Antogny-le-Tillac

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06162ANT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Vincent d'Antogny-le-Tillac
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent
Church Notes: documented [chart of king Dagobert] 7thC church re-built 11thC; modified 12th-3thC; restored 20th and 21stC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00097529]
Church Address: 8 Rte de l'Île Bouchard, 37800 Antogny-le-Tillac, France -- Tel.: +33 2 47 65 01 12
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 15 km S of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, about 45 km S of Tours
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Font Notes:
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. For a September 2018 photograph of the font and its cover by J.P. Mélinon [https://fr.geneawiki.com/wiki/37005_-_Antogny-le-Tillac#/media/Fichier:37005_-_Antogny-le-Tillac_Eglise_Saint_Vincent_Fonts_Baptismaux.JPG] [accessed 10 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 315818 5205656
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.978814, 0.578279
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 58′ 43.73″ N, 0° 34′ 41.8″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
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)

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round and flat; appears modern

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2: 1220