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,
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