Settimo nr. Pisa

INFORMATION

FontID: 08078SET
Church/Chapel: Pieve di San Cassiano
Country Name: Italy
Location: Pisa, Toscana
Directions to Site: Located near Pisa capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Described in Garzelli (2002: 13) as an octagonal baptismal font of the 12th century, of the raised-tank type; Gazelli points out that, unlike the fonts at Pisa, Pistoia and other fonts of this type, the font at Settimo was too small to have the lateral tanks added.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (raised tank)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Garzelli, Annarosa, Il fonte del Battistero di Pisa: cavalli, arieti e grifi alle soglie di Nicola Pisano, Ospedaletto (Pisa): Pacini Editore, 2002