Kenilworth No. 1/ Chinewrde

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07638KEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only?
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th century (?), Early Christian
Site Location: Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A46, N of Warwick, S of Coventry
Font Notes:
Described in Petts (2003: 110) as a baptism lead tank.

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, p. 110