Lisov / Lischau / Lišov / Lissó
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Results: 5 records
BIB01: Old Testament - Genesis from the creation to the expulsion from paradise, and later years of Adam and Eve - Temptation and Fall - Adam, Eve and the Serpent
BIB02: inscription
BIB03: design element - motifs - garland or vine
R01: design element - motifs - floral or foliage
INFORMATION
Font ID: 13416LIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Lišov Kostel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Wenceslaus [aka Wenceslas]
Church Address: 962 69 Lišov, Slovakia
Site Location: Krupina, Banskobystrický, Slovakia, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 2553, 9about 25 km SW of Krupina, about 55 km E of Nitra
Font Notes:
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A brass baptismal basin decorated with a scene representing the Temptation and Fall inscribed in a circle and framed in an inscription. Source dates it to the 15th century.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Martin Nóvak for bringing this object to our attention and for the photograph of the same
COORDINATES
UTM: 34U 341586 5344435
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.233333, 18.866667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 14′ 0″ N, 18° 52′ 0″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, brass
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]