Kadamattom
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 15966KAD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Indo-Portuguese
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. George, Kadamattom
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Address: P. O, Kadamattam, Aikaranad North, Kerala 682311, India
Site Location: Kerala, India, South Asia
Directions to Site: Located in Kadamattom, Kolenchery near Muvattupuzha, in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Font Notes:
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Noted in Carita (2009) as an elaborate example of the baptismal fonts of the 16th-17th century Indo-Portuguese period/style, decorated with dragons which Carita (ibid.) relates to the Hindu myth of the dragon Vritra. [cf. Index entries for Kanjoor and Kuruppampady for other examples of this font type]
COORDINATES
UTM: 43P 664224 1103302
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Carita, Helder, Indo-Portuguese architecture in Cochin and Kerala, New Delhi: Transbooks.com, 2009, p. 187