Hanger in Värnamo / Hånger

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Christ - Agnus Dei - with cross - processional cross - foliated tail and tongue - acanthus - passant

Scene Description: the quadruped here looks very much like the lions typical of Bestiarius, even with the acanthus-like tail and tongue; passant to the right

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - fabulous animal or monster - amphisbaena - three heads - passant

Scene Description: passant to the right; the two main heads face different directions: one forward, the other backwards; a small head at the end of the tail, as expected in an amphisbaena

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - mammal - lion - foliated tail - patterned body - interlace - passant-regardant

Scene Description: although all the animals on this font have some degree of patterning on their bodies, most of the patterns are located on their manes; on this animal there is a curly mane around the neck but the middle of the body is covered in a 2-strand interlace

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - mammal - lion - foliated tail and tongue - acanthus - passant

Scene Description: the SHM caption for this animal identifies a human bone in its jaws [="lejon med mänskligt ben i munnen"]

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - mammal - lion - foliated tail and tongue - acanthus - passant

Scene Description: seen here in the right arch; passant to the left

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - mammal - lion - foliated tail and tongue - acanthus - passant-regardant

Scene Description: seen here in the left arch; passant to the left

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - unidentified - protome - 4

Scene Description: protruding animal upper bodies set at 90-degree angles of the centre riope moulding; their front legs resting on the angular moulding below

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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animal - unidentified - protome - 4

Scene Description: protruding animal upper bodies set at 90-degree angles of the lower riope moulding; their front legs resting on the square moulding below

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches - 6 - beaded-tape motif - columns - columns with capitals

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - braid - 2-strand

Scene Description: all around

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - foliage

Scene Description: on the sides of the angular moulding; they all appear to be foliage

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - foliage or plant - 6

Scene Description: one in each of the spandrels of the arcade

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: on the lower volume of the base, with four animal protomes set at 90-derree angles

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - rope moulding

Scene Description: a broad one just below the underbowl; four animal heads set at 90-degree angles in its sides

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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design element - motifs - sawtooth or zigzag

Scene Description: all around

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-024.TIF] of a 1919 B&W photograph by Gotthard Johansson, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082231.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-025.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082232.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-026.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082313.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-027.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082330.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-028.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082331.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj, med djurmotiv. Från den medeltida kyrkan. Anonymmästaren Bestiarius skola. Slutet av 1100-talet."

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Image Source: digital image [2022-029.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082332.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of basin - iconographic program

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Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Blomqvist (1929)

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view of church exterior - gravestone

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrkplats [...] Gravsten, nummer 19." [NB: a gravestone from the churchyard of the demolished church]

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Image Source: digital image [11398-017.TIF] of a 1938 B&W photograph by Egil Lönnberg, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrkplats_-_KMB_-_16000200132858.jpg] [accessed 15 October 2020]

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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Image Source: digital image of an undated B&W photograph by A. Steijertz, in the Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of church exterior in context - northwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © L.G.Foto, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 April 2009 by L.G.Foto [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_från_luften.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of church exterior in context - south view

Scene Description: Erik Ferdinand Ihrfors' drawing of the old church at Hånger appeared in his Smalandia Sacra; it is shown here in a 1938 photograph of the original ink drawing [NB: the old church was demolished in 1882]

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Image Source: digital image [2022-004.TIF] of a 1938 photograph of an undated [pre-1882?] drawing in Ihrfors' Smolandia Sacra, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082200.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] eckning av gamla kyrkan." [NB: the old church was demolished in 1882]

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Image Source: digital image [2022-005.TIF] of an undated [pre-1882?] drawing in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082201.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrka [...] Interiör mot öster." [NB: the medieval font is partially visible in the chancel, right [south] side]

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Image Source: digital image [2022-021.TIF] of an undated B&W in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082224.jpg] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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view of church interior - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Hångers kyrkplats [...] Koret, grunden, från nordöst." [NB: the bending man is in what appears to have been the chancel of the demolished church]

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Image Source: digital image [11398-009.TIF] of a 1938 B&W photograph by Egil Lönnberg, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hångers_kyrkplats_-_KMB_-_16000200132850.jpg] [accessed 15 October 2020]

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view of font

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=910712F4#] [accessed 13 October 2020]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 06246HAN
Church/Chapel: Hångers kyrka
Church Location: Hångers kyrkby, Värnamovägen 35, 331 94 Värnamo, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Småland, Jönköpings län
Directions to Site: Located off local road F558, 9-10 km in the municipality and SSW of Värnamo, W of the E4
Ecclesiastic Region: Växjö stift
Historical Region: Östbo härad, Kronobergs län, Småland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE corner, inside the chancel
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Njudungsmastären [Blomqvist] / Njudungsgruppen [Borg, SHM] / Bestiarius, Group 3 [Drake]
Church Notes: present stone church dates from 1881-1882 but a wooden church existed in the 13th-14thC nearby; it was demolished in 1882
Noted and illustrated in Blomqvist (1929) as a "Njudungsmastären' baptismal font made of sandstone in the 12th century. Inventoried and illustrated in Borg (2002) as a 'Njudungsgruppen' baptismal font made of sandstone in 1170-1220. Listed as a baptismal font of the Bestiarius workshop (Group 3) in Drake (2002: 183). Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4] as a 'Njudungsgruppen' baptismal font made of sandstone in the latter half of the 12th century; the basin has an arcade of six round arches; the base is of the type that has two stages, each with a broad rope moulding from which four animal heads or protomes are set at 90-debree angles. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.0847, 13.9606
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 5′ 4.92″ N, 13° 57′ 38.16″ E
UTM: 33V 437004 6327294

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: 2
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 7 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 53 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 67 cm* / **
Basin Total Height: 40 cm*
Height of Base: 41 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 81 cm* / 80 cm**
Square Base Dimensions: 49 x 49 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Borg (2002) / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910712F4]

REFERENCES

Blomqvist, Ragnar, Studier i Smålands romanska stenkonst, 1929
Borg, Raine, Smålands medeltida dopfuntar, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002
Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002
Ullén, Marian, Medeltida träkyrkor I: Småland samt Ydre och Kinda härader i Östergötland, Stockholm: Riksantikvarieämbetet, 1983