Glencairn Museum No. 3

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B01: design element - motifs - oval

Scene Description: all around the basin

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CR01: design element - motifs - roll moulding - parallel

Scene Description: the mouldings appear to be braided or of the rope/cable type

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LB01: design element - motifs - roll moulding - parallel - 2

Scene Description: the mouldings appear to be braided or of the rope/cable type -

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09401GLE
Museum and Inventory Number: The Glencairn Museum, The Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Church/Chapel: [original location unknown]
Country Name: United States
Location: Pennsylvania
Directions to Site: The Glencairn Museum of the Academy of the New Church, is located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Font Location in Church: [in a a museum]
Century and Period: 6th century, Early Christian
Identified in the Glencairn Museum collection with no. 09.SP.316 is a "Sculptured stone, marble -- Syrian -- Font -- VI century" [no provenance given]. The object resembles a goblet-shaped pedestal stoup and consists of a round upper volume, the basin, with a protruding upper rim -now badly damaged- the bottom tapering in slightly, and its sides decorated with long oval motifs all around; the stem of the base has vertical sides and appears octagonal, with double braid or rope mouldings at either end; the lower base is cylindrical and moulded. [NB: there are no other such objects in this Index to compare it with]. Property of the Glencairn Foundation, on loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art [returned in 1999]. [We are grateful to The Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Brynn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and to Nathan Cole, for the information on, and images of this object]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: round (mounted) -- goblet-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 30.5 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 64.1 cm
Notes on Measurements: The Glencairn Museum (e-mail to BSI dated 9/3/2004)