Arboga / Arbugæ

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Results: 6 records
B01: design element - motifs - floral - starred flower - in a circle
B02: design element - patterns - triquetra - in a circle
B03: design element - motifs - floral and foliage - in a circle
BBU01: design element - motifs - groove - parallel - 2
CR01: design element - motifs - braid - 5-strand
INFORMATION
FontID: 16053ARB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Sankt Nikolai kirke
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västmanland, Västmanlands län
Directions to Site: Located at the E18-E20 crossroads
Historical Region: Västmanlands län
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shaped granite baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin with rounded underbowl, the sides decorated with a variety of motifs (starred flower, trquetra, etc.) inscribed in large circles, and two incised lines below the rim, a moulding at the bottom of the underbowl; raised on a quasi-spherical centre-ring patterned with a five-strand braid, and a round splaying lower base.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted) -- chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal