Ireby No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 07637IRE
Country Name: England
Location: Cumbria, North West
Directions to Site: Located E of Cockermouth, in the Lake District
Historical Region: formerly Cumberland
Century and Period: 4th century (?), Early Christian
Described in Petts (2003: 110) as a baptismal lead tank. [cf. Index entry for Ireby No. 2 for a baptismal font of the medieval period in the parish church in this town]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, lead
Font Shape: round?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?

REFERENCES

Petts, David, "Votive Deposits and Christian Practice in Late Roman Britain", The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300, York: York Medieval Press, 2003