Sovana in Sorano
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inscription - partial
Scene Description: Roman numerals with the date of the font
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design element - motifs - panel - 8
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view of church exterior - west portal - archivolt - detail
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view of church exterior - west portal - south side - detail
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view of church exterior - west portal - south side
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view of church exterior - west portal - north side - detail
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view of church exterior - west portal - north side - detail
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view of church exterior - west portal - north side
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view of church exterior - west portal - tympanum
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view of church exterior - west portal
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view of church exterior in context - northeast view
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view of church exterior - east view
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view of church interior - capital
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view of church interior - capital
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view of church interior - capital
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view of church interior - lavabo
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view of church interior - painting
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of stoup
Scene Description: a late-date holy-water stoup
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
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design element - motifs - moulding - graded
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10317SOV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1494
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (late), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Cconcattedrale di San Pietro e Paolo / Duomo Santi Pietro e Paolo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a corner of the right transept
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Notes: bishopric since 5thC; present building 8th-9thC;
Church Address: Sovana, 58010 Sorano, Grosseto, Italy
Site Location: Grosseto, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP22, SW of Sorano, NW of Pitigliano, ESE of Grosetto
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello
Font Notes:
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According to the City of Sovana tourist office site [www.sovana.com/turismo/duomo_sovana.htm] the baptismal font located in the right arm of the transept dates to 1434 [i.e., 1494], is made of Travertine stone and is ornamented with sacred symbols. The font consists of an octagonal basin with a rounded underbowl, the sides decorated with blank panels; there is an inscription with the date in Roman numerals on the side of the upper rim; octagonal pedestal base with moulded splaying lower base, also octagonal; on a wide octagonal plinth. There is no cover present but there are some drilled holes around the upper rim that may served for the anchoting of an old cover.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 716522 4726028
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.656264, 11.641689
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 39′ 22.55″ N, 11° 38′ 30.08″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, Travertine stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers (Roman numerals)
Inscription Location: on the sides of the upper rim
Inscription Text: [1494?]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]