Saint-Just-sur-Dive / St-Just-sur-Dive
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B01: design element - patterns - scalloped
Scene Description: the scallops look like leaves
INFORMATION
FontID: 06189JUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Just
Church Patron Saints: St. Just
Country Name: France
Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Montreuil-Bellay, arrondissement de Saumur
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 2nd - 3rd century (?), Gallo-Roman
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 855) as the holy-water stoup of the original church; it is a wide cylindrical block with a cruciform (tetralobed) basin well; the outer sides are covered in a scallop-like leaf pattern. {NB: it is probably a re-used ancient column]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: cruciform
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Total Height: 66 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 66 cm
Notes on Measurements: Measurements are given as "c: 144 cm. H: 66 cm" in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 855) [NB: if "c: 144 cm" is the circumpherence, the illustration does not do justice to the object]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Source: no
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001