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INFORMATION
Font ID: 18502BOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de Boulouneix
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the west corner of the nave
Church Notes: church inventoried in Mérimée [ref.: PA00082565]: "12e siècle [...] Eglise romane s'ouvrant par un porche à trois arcades surmontées d'un entablement sur lequel reposent cinq arcades. Chaque arcade est soutenue par trois colonnettes à chapiteaux sculptés de personnages et animaux. La nef a été surbaissée depuis la suppression de la voûte primitive, remplacée par une voûte en bois. Clocher sous coupole. Le choeur est orné de quatre gros piliers granit à chapiteaux sculptés."
Church Address: 83 Boulouneix, 24310 Gonterie-Boulouneix (La) - France
Site Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D939, 5 km WNW of Brantôme, 17 km SW of Nontron, in the commune of La Gonterie-Bouloneix
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Périgueux et Sarlat
Historical Region: Pays de Champagnac-en-Périgord
Font Notes:
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Monolithic dodecagonal tub font with tapering sides; the only decoration is a a broad pronounced flat moulding at the upper rim; damage to this area is evident, probably related to the metal anchoring staples of the old font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 310549 5027828
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.378336, 0.580278
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 22′ 42.01″ N, 0° 34′ 49″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: dodecagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: dodecagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]