Sion No. 2 / Sedunum / Sitten
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Scene Description: Photo caption: "Sion, cathedral Notre-Dame du Glarier, baptismal font (Canton Valais, Switzerland) natural stone: St. Triphon Marble (limestone, Trias)"
INFORMATION
FontID: 19185SIO
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Kathedrale Unserer Lieben Frau Sitten / Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion [aka Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Rue de la Cathédrale 13, 1950 Sion, Switzerland -- Tel.: +41 27 322 80 66
Country Name: Switzerland
Location: Valais
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Sion
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Font Notes:
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Holy-water stoup of polished limestone or marble, consisting of a shallow round basin decorated with scrolls, human heads and a large cardinal's shiled in a roundel; round baluster-type pedestal base and triangular [three arms] lower base, both decorated with foliage.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 46.234067, 7.359274
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 46° 14′ 2.64″ N, 7° 21′ 33.38″ E
UTM: 32T 373478 5121350
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone or marble
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round