Belmont / Deir Belmend / Valmont

INFORMATION

FontID: 10255BEL
Church/Chapel: Abbey Church
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Syria?
Directions to Site: Located SE of Tripolinear the villages of Kalmoun and Kalhat
Historical Region: Tripolitania
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
In his work on the Crusaders' architecture (1925-1928) mentions a baptismal font at this abbey church, a font consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on an inverted Byzantine capital.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Enlart, Camille, Les monuments des croisés dans le royaume de Jérusalem: architecture religieuse et civile, Paris: Librarie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1925-1928