Fossano No. 1 / Fossan
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15068FOS
Object Type: Other
Object Details: column, Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [basin only] [re-used Roman column] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di S. Giorgio
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Address: Piazza San Giorgio, 12045 Fossano CN, Italy
Site Location: Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the E74, off the Via Craveri
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Cuneo-Fossano
Additional Comments: re-cycled Roman column
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made from the re-cycled base of a Roman column in the 15th century [source: http://www.fondazionecrf.eu/downloads/co_sgiorgio.pdf [accessed 2 August 2009]]. Barbero [http://www.borgovecchio.fossano.cn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=32] [accessed 2 August 2009] writes: "quattrocentesco fonte battesimale (altezza 109 cm – diametro 104 cm) la cui coppa è scavata nella base rovesciata di una colonna romana".
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 399389 4933743
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Diameter (includes rim): 104 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 109 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [source: Barbero [http://www.borgovecchio.fossano.cn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=32] [accessed 2 August 2009]]