Champlon-Famenne / Champlon
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
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Image Source: B&W photograph taken in 1975 by I.R.P.A. [http://balat.kikirpa.be/photo.php?path=M227883&objnr=10034041&nr=2] [accessed 28 October 2015
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
![the font is partially visible at the far [east] end, right [south] side](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1151028034_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the font is partially visible at the far [east] end, right [south] side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2015
Image Source: B&W photograph taken in 1975 by I.R.P.A. [http://balat.kikirpa.be/photo.php?path=M227882&objnr=10034041&nr=2] [accessed 28 October 2015
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 20090CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Pierre de Champlon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: original church 18thC; present church 1873-1875; restored 1960s
Church Address: Rue de la Forêt 42, 6900 Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Site Location: Luxembourg / Luxemburg, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N4 and N856, in the municipality and 3-4 km E of Marche-en-Famenne, about 25 km E of Dinant
Historical Region: Ardennes
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10034084] [accessed 28 October 2015] as a baptismal font date 1501-1600. It consists of a roughly cylindrical basin with human heads protruding at 90-degree angles; raised on a short and thin round stem, and an octagonal pedestal base broached to square at the bottom. No cover present. [cf. Index entry for Champlon-Tenneville for an earlier font at the modern church of St-Remacle]
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 12' 59.41" N, 5° 22' 44.61" E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 75 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 97.5 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BALaT KIK-IRPA [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.