Pommeraye / La Pommeraye
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Scene Description: the remnants of the font structure are almost in the middle of the tiny nave, towards the north wall [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flambard Héricher, 2008
Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)
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view of font - detail - plinth?
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flambard Héricher, 2008
Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 13851POM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)?
Church/Chapel: [La chapelle du château]
Country Name: France
Location: Calvados, Normandie
Directions to Site: The castle ruins are located in the commune of La Pommeraye, in the Cinglais area, S of Caen and W of Falaise
Font Location in Church: The font was originally located inside the church, in the nave, close to the N wall
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Flambard Héricher (2008) notes and illustrates the remnants of what is thought to be the plinth (?) and underground anchorage of the medieval baptismal font of the castle; recent excavations show a circle of limestone blocks around a recess that is believed to be the drainage and anchorage structure that supported the stone font; the font is situated towards the northwest corner of the small nave. The chapel dates chiefly from the 12th and 13th centuries.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
Flambard Héricher, Anne-Marie, Le Château Ganne: premiers résultats de la fouille archéologique, Caen: Publications du CRAHM, 2008