Skanor No. 2 / Skanör

Results: 1 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09167SKA
Object Type: Baptismal Font2, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Raflundagruppen [Tynell]
Church / Chapel Name: Skanör kyrka / S:t Olofs kyrka
Font Location in Church: Outside, in the porch [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Olaf [aka Olaf II Haraldsson, Óláfr Haraldsson, Olav, Olav Haraldsson, Olave, Olof]
Church Address: Östra Kyrkogatan 5, 239 30 Skanör, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 40 47 97 00
Site Location: Skåne, Skåne län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) county road 100 and Falsterbo, 20-25 km SW of Malmö
Ecclesiastic Region: Lund Stift
Historical Region: Skytts härad, Vellinge komun, Skåne län
Additional Comments: disused font / fragment of a font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in Tynell (1913-1921) as the remains of a limestone font of the Raflundagruppen, the lower part of the basin with sixteen 'stafvar' [rods? ribs?] and a base. Described in Berggren (2002: 174 fn42) as the remains of a Gotlandic font in this locality. [cf. Index entry for Skanör No. 1 for the baptismal font in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33U 363916 6143542
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.419183, 12.849997
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 25′ 9.06″ N, 12° 50′ 59.99″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (from Gotland)
Number of Pieces: fragment

REFERENCES

  • Berggren, Lars, "The Export of Limestone and Limestone Fonts from Gotland during the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries", 2002
  • Tynell, Lars, Skånes medeltida Dopfuntar, Stockholm: Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag, 1913-1921, p. 92