Wiggonholt No. 1
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 07643WIG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Site Location: West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A283, 4 km SSE of Pulborough
Historical Region: Hundred of West Easwrith -- Rape of Arundel -- Sussex
Font Notes:
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The online catalogue "The Gods and Goddesses of Roman Britain" [www.bedoyere.freeserve.co.uk/Rbgods.htm] has this font with a reference to RIB2416,12 [i.e. Collingwood and Wright, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1995 c1956, v.1], as bearing the leters XP [chi rho], the emblem of Christ.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 676151 5646147
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.94001, -0.4927
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 56′ 24.04″ N, 0° 29′ 33.72″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, lead
Font Shape: round?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Greek
Inscription Text: "XR" [chi rho]
Inscription Notes: The monogram for Christ
Inscription Source: [cf. Font notes]