Poznan No. 2 / Poznań / Posen

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INFORMATION
FontID: 10315POZ
Church/Chapel: Bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Poznaniu
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Location: Ostrów Tumski 17, 61-109 Poznań, Poland -- Tel.: +48 61 852 96 42
Country Name: Poland
Location: Wielkopolskie
Directions to Site: Located between highways 92 (N) and A2 (S), about 200 km N of Wroclaw -- The cathedral is located on Ostrów Tumski, on the E banks of the Warta river, NE of the city centre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century,
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font made of copper, perhaps of the 16th or 17th century. Like many of the metal fonts of this date and area, the basin is bell-shaped and is set on a graded moulded base; tall conical cover, probably of the same period, also of copper. Ornamentation is simple, with two bands of geometric motif around the sides; more on the cover.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.411389,
16.947778
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 24′ 41″ N,
16° 56′ 52″ E
UTM: 33U 632480 5808580
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
metal, copper
Font Shape: bell-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: 16th-17th century?
Material:
metal,
copper
Apparatus: no