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
Font ID: 19185SIO
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Kathedrale Unserer Lieben Frau Sitten / Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion [aka Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Rue de la Cathédrale 13, 1950 Sion, Switzerland -- Tel.: +41 27 322 80 66
Site Location: Valais, Switzerland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) road 9 and the E62, about 25 km NW of Martigny. The church is located S of Av. Ritz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Sion
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
UTM: 32T 373478 5121350
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.234067, 7.359274
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 14′ 2.64″ N, 7° 21′ 33.38″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone or marble
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round