Lavaudieu
Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image and permission received (e-mail of 8 Aug 2004)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: Juan Antonio Olañeta [www.claustro.com]
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: Juan Antonio Olañeta [www.claustro.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 8 Aug 2004)
INFORMATION
FontID: 09933LAV
Church/Chapel: Benedictine abbey
Country Name: France
Location: Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N102, 8 km SE of Brioude, SSE of Clermont-Ferrand
Font Location in Church: Now [2004] located outside, in the cloister garden
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Bucket-shape basin now [2004] serving as fountain in the centre of the cloister garden of the Benedictine abbey at Lavaudieu. This object may have been originally a baptismal font, although the inner well is rather shallow and has been perforated around the sides for use as a fountain; the centre drain (?) is large now. [We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta, of www.claustro.com, for his photographs of this object]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: on
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: there are several smaller holes also on the sides