Wiggonholt No. 1

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B01: Christ - monogram - XP [chi rho]

INFORMATION

FontID: 07643WIG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Country Name: England
Location: West Sussex, South East
Directions to Site: Located on the A283, 4 km SSE of Pulborough
Historical Region: Hundred of West Easwrith -- Rape of Arundel -- Sussex
Century and Period: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Font Notes:
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.94001, -0.4927
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 56′ 24.04″ N, 0° 29′ 33.72″ W
UTM: 30U 676151 5646147

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Greek
Inscription Notes: The monogram for Christ
Inscription Text: "XR" [chi rho]
Inscription Source: [cf. Font notes]