Llanwrthwl No. 2
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Results: 2 records
B01: human figure - head
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Image Source: Lord, in Diwylliant (1998-2003, vol. 3: pl. 104)
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view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lord, 2003
Image Source: Lord, in Diwylliant (1998-2003, vol. 3: pl. 104)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
FontID: 09151LLA
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Gwrthwl
Church Patron Saints: St. Gwrthwl
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located 5-6 km south of Rhayader on the A470 (dir. Builth Wells); about 60 km EES of Aberystwyth
Historical Region: formerly Breconshire/Radnorshire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Cognate Fonts: The baptismal font in the same church
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated by Peter Lord, in Diwylliant... (1998-2003), who dates it to the 12th century. [cf. Index entry for Llanwrtwl No. 1 for a baptismal font of the same period also adorned with human heads]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
The Visual Culture of Wales = Diwylliant gweledol Cymru, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1998-2003