Namur No. 1
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B02: design element - architectural - arcade - blind
Scene Description: alternating with the human heads
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Image Source: drawing by Walker in Walker (1883)
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BBL01: design element - motifs - moulding
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BH01: human figure - head - 4?
Scene Description: only two are visible in the source
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BU01: design element - motifs - floral - square flower - 8
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CR01: design element - motifs - moulding
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LB01: human figure - warrior - with shield
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LB02: animal - mammal - quadruped - holding shield
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LB03: design element - motifs - quatrefoil - pointed or cusped quatrefoil - 4
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INFORMATION
FontID: 14566NAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Museum and Inventory Number: Musée archéologique de Namur
Church/Chapel: [original church unknown]
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Namur, Wallonie / Wallonne
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Font Notes:
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One of two fonts found, among others in the museum of Namur, noted and illustrated in Walker (1883); the tapering basin appears octagonal, alternating on the sides human heads with blind arcades; moulding below follower by a band of sqaure (?) flowers on the underbowl sides; prominent moulding at the centre ring on an octagonal stem; moulded lower base alternating humans and animals holding charged shields on four sides, with the other four decorated with pointed quatrefoils. Walker (ibid.) notes simply "of late date".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Walker, J. Russell, "Notes on Continental Churches", (1883), Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1883, pp. 49-75; p. 70 and fig. 7[a]