Bolshog / Bolshög
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09064BOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Blentarpsgruppen [Tynell]
Church / Chapel Name: Bolshögs kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Skåne, Skåne län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 5 km WSW of Simrishamn
Historical Region: Järrestads hd., Skåne
Font Notes:
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Described in Tynell (1913-1921: [65]) as a medieval baptismal font of the Blentarp group, made of sandstone and decorated with palmette and arcade motifs. Listed in Drake (2002: 184) in the same group.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 69 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 78.8 cm
Notes on Measurements: Tynell (1913-1921: [65])
REFERENCES
- Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002, p. 184
- Tynell, Lars, Skånes medeltida Dopfuntar, Stockholm: Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag, 1913-1921, p. [65]