Barga No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 08079BAR
Church/Chapel: Collegiata di San Cristoforo / Duomo
Church Patron Saints: St. Christopher
Country Name: Italy
Location: Lucca, Toscana
Directions to Site: Located 25 km N of Lucca capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the entrance, to the right
Century and Period: 13th century (mid), Romanesque
Described in Garzelli (2002: 13) as a small baptismal font of about the mid 13th century. The font is hexagonal and made of inlaid white marble. [NB: several Romanesque holy-water stoups in this church - to be researched - Index entry as a group under Barga No. 2]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: hexagonal (raised tank)
Basin Interior Shape: hexagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal

REFERENCES

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