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animal - mammal - lion - 2 - facing each other
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design element - motifs - moulding
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Værum kirke (Randers) fra sydøst"
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16906VAE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Værum Kirke
Church Location: Nørgårdsvej 15, Værum, 8940 Randers, Denmark
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Midtjylland, Jylland
Directions to Site: Located off (N) road 46, in the municiplaity and 8-10 km SW of Randers
Ecclesiastic Region: Århus Stift
Historical Region: formerly Værum sogn, Galten herred, Randers amt, Østjylland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Randers type?
Church Notes: Romanesque church; modified late-Gothic period
Font Notes:
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Noted in Thyra's 'Church and manor in Denmark' [http://thyrashm.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html] [accessed 26 September 2010]: "A large Romanesque granite font with lion figures". The entry for this church in LEX Danmarks Natinalleksikon [https://lex.dk/Værum_Kirke] [accessed 6 January 2025] reports a Romanesque baptismal font made of granite, decorated on the basin with lions; it further notes that the font has probably been painted over.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 56.404444, 9.990278
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 56° 24′ 16″ N, 9° 59′ 25″ E
UTM: 32V 561114 6251535
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispgerical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round