Thessaloniki No. 1 / Salonika / Thessalonika / Thessalonica
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B01: symbol - cross - Latin - pattée
Scene Description: at least one of them; on the side
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10292THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century / 19th century, Decorated? / Victorian?
Church / Chapel Name: Μονή Βλατάδων / Moni Vlatadon / Monastery of Vlatadon / Vlatades
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Eptapirgiou 64, Thessaloniki 546 34, Greece -- Tel.: +30 231 020 9913
Site Location: Thessaloníki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe
Directions to Site: The monastery is located near the N wall of the old city
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of unknown date from the 14th-century Monastery of Vlatadon [the monastery was rebuilt in 1801]. The font is chalice-shaped, consisting of a round tapering basin with a protruding chamfered upper rim, the sides decorated with at least one potent Latin cross; the round stem of the base splays out; square plinth. The font appears made of marble. [source: http://holylandphotos.org]
COORDINATES
UTM: 34T 665268 4500831
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.6418, 22.9545
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 38′ 30.48″ N, 22° 57′ 16.2″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: round, mounted -- chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round