Hald

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06428HAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Similar in general lines to the font at Gjerrild, in the same area
Church / Chapel Name: Hald kirke
Font Location in Church: In the E end, centre of the nave
Church Notes: The church has a good retable and ceiling paintings
Site Location: Århus / Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 10 km N of Randers
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Udvalgte Middelalderkirker i Østjylland (1997: 30); a quasi-spherical basin mounted on a round pedestal with centre ring; the basin sides appear to be decorated with low-relief lions [to be confirmed]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Udvalgte Middelalderkirker i Østjylland, Højbjerg, DK: Århus amt Erhvervsafdelingen, 1997, ill. on p. 78