Zulpich / Zülpich

Described and illustrated in Drake (2002) as one of a group of exceptions of the Mosan font more usual pattern: "Octagonal [...] with recessed geometric and ultra-formalised ornament [...] At Zülpich [...] the sides with the salient headsare wider than the others and round-headed arches with shoulders flank the heads; the alternate narrower sides each have single crosses 'paty'." [the other fonts cited in this category in Drake (ibid.) are: Bad Münstereifel (round), Bioul (round), Koslar (round), Linnich (octagonal) and Münstermaifeld (octagonal)]. The basin appears polygonal with the large protruding heads typical of the Mosan style, but the panels between the heads have arches and crosses in very shallow carving; the lower side of the basin tapers in, as if it were a stylised underbowl; the pedestal base has a broad central shaft with four attached semi-columns at 90-degree angles, and it appears to be made of marble.