Chalou-Moulineux
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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches - double arcade
Scene Description: all around the basin sides
INFORMATION
FontID: 07681CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Aignan-et-Sainte-Apolline
Church Patron Saints: Sts. Aignan and Apolline (?)
Country Name: France
Location: Essonne, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Méréville, arrondissement d'Étampes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 2: 644) as a tub-shaped baptismal font of the 12th century; the sides of the cylindrical font are covered in two rows of round arches, one above the other, like a Lombardic arrangement. The font shows considerable damage, especially to the upper rim area, and the outer surface shows humidity and/or fungal problems [Flohic ref.: 91220804]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002