Ayasoluk Hill / Saint-John the Theologian in Ephesus
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10728AYA
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Font Century and Period/Style: 6th century (?), Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistery of Basilica of St. John in Ephesus / Βασιλική του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου
Font Location in Church: In the grounds of the Basilica
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Address: [archaeological site] Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey {NOT in Ephesus]
Site Location: Izmir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
Directions to Site: Located on the slopes of Ayasuluk Hill, right next to the İsa Bey Mosque, just below the fortress near the centre of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Ephesus
Font Notes:
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[source unknown / not recorded]: sunken font: the font is of the type that has a long rectangular shape with a rounded central core, the steps at the ends of the rectangle -- it is illustrated in a set of digital photographs taken 1 June 2014 by Bernard Gagnon in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Baptistry_of_Basilica_of_St._John_in_Ephesus] [accessed 18 August 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 35S 532313 4200609
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.9525, 27.3678
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 57′ 9″ N, 27° 22′ 4.08″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: sunken font, rectangular
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular