East Stoke nr. Farndon No. 2
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 07642STO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3-4 km SW of Farndon
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Stoke,_Nottinghamshire
Font Notes:
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Lead baptismal tank. The online catalogue "The Gods and Goddesses of Roman Britain" [www.bedoyere.freeserve.co.uk/Rbgods.htm] has this font with a reference to RIB2416,8 [i.e. Collingwood and Wright, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1995 c1956, v.1], as bearing the letters XP [chi rho], the emblem of Christ.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, lead
Font Shape: round?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Greek
Inscription Text: "XP" [chi rho]
Inscription Notes: The monogram of Christ
Inscription Source: [cf. Font notes]