Värså

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design element - motifs - moulding

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Image Source: digital image [1M16-B145110:624;2] of a 1913 B&W photograph bay Anders Roland, in the VGM Foto collection, Västergötlands museum [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017208573/varsas-socken] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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design element - motifs - rope moulding

Scene Description: irregular or damaged

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Image Source: digital image [1M16-B145110:624;2] of a 1913 B&W photograph bay Anders Roland, in the VGM Foto collection, Västergötlands museum [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017208573/varsas-socken] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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design element - motifs - rope moulding

Scene Description: very worn in some areas

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Image Source: digital image [1M16-B145110:624;2] of a 1913 B&W photograph bay Anders Roland, in the VGM Foto collection, Västergötlands museum [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017208573/varsas-socken] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rikard Ågren, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 July 2014 by Rikard Ågren [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Värsås_kyrka_2.JPG] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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view of font

Scene Description: Source caption: "Värsås kyrka. Dopfunt."

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Image Source: digital image [1M16-B145110:624;2] of a 1913 B&W photograph bay Anders Roland, in the VGM Foto collection, Västergötlands museum [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017208573/varsas-socken] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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view of font and baptismal dish in context

Scene Description: the medieval font at the east end of the nave

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbro Thörn, 2020

Image Source: digital photograph by Barbro Thörn in Kyrkokartan.se [www.kyrkokartan.se/056571/images/56571_92809901] [accessed 29 July 2020]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 22817VAR
Church/Chapel: Värsås kyrka
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin [original dedication?]
Church Location: Tingshusbacken 2, 541 78 Värsås, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 500 42 50 09
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located off (S) road 194, S of highway 49, in the municipality and 14 km ESE of Skövde
Ecclesiastic Region: Skara stift
Historical Region: Kåkinds härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church, at the E end of the nave
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC church; replaced mid-19thC
No entry found for this font in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld. Baptismal font from the medieval church here, moved over into the mid-nineteenth century replacement church; it consists of a cyldrical basin with a broad rope moulding around the upper rim, raised on a moulded circular base. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.351103, 14.0509
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 21′ 3.97″ N, 14° 3′ 3.24″ E
UTM: 33V 444451 6468192

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: 2
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining