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BH01: human figure - head - 2

Scene Description: two crudely carved human heads at the upper ends of the basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 06175THI
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Maurice
Church Patron Saints: St. Maurice [aka Maur, Mauritius, Moritz, Morris]
Country Name: France
Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Chinon, arrondissement de Chinon
Font Location in Church: At the entrance to the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 484) as a round holy-water stoup plain except for two small human heads at the two front ends. This same source points out (ibid.) that head-motifs are not common in the Touraine area, but that two other examples can be found at Saints-Branchs and Sepmes.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (yellow)
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm
Basin Total Height: 29 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 484)

REFERENCES

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