Horn in Kimda No. 1

A fragment of the medieval font here is noted and illustrated in [www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1295675/FULLTEXT01.pdf] [accessed 26 December 2020], who mentions an earlier reference in Linqvist (1959); it informs that a fragment of the medieval font was found on the site of the demolished medieval church of Horn, near Ekeby, together with some oval stones believed to be water-warming stones [="Endast et tfragment av cuppan bevarat. Av grå kalksten. Mått ca 20 x 20 x 8cm. Dekor i form av en rundbågsfris i låg relief. Fragmentet har hittats på platsen för Horns gamla kyrka vid Ekeby. Denna medeltida trä kyrka revs 1755 och ersattes av den nuvarande stenkyrkan. Fragmentet förvaras i kyrkan tillsammans med slipade ovala stenar, troligen avsedda för uppvärmning av vatten. Även dessa påträffade i närheten av den gamla kyrkan." The entry for this church in the Riksantikvarieämbetet Bebyggelseregistret [www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se/bbr2/byggnad/visaHistorik.raa?page=historik&visaHistorik=true&byggnadId=21400000087331] [accessed 26 December 2020] reports a fragment of a font dated between 1100 and 1349 being preserved [=" Dopfunt, fragment finns bevarat."]. The same source reports a wooden font, dated between 1625 and 1675, that replaced the medieval one; the wooden baptismal in use in this church consists of an octagonal basin decorated with human heads and foliage, raised on a square pedestal base with foliage on the side panels, with a moulded lower base; the whole fits in the style of fonts introduced in Swedish churches in the 17th century to replace medieval fonts. No cover present.