Alise-Sainte-Reine No. 2 / Alesia
Results: 4 records
view of basin
human figure - head
Scene Description: at one of the angles of the basin underbowl
design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: on the sides of the underbowl
view of stoup
Scene Description: the metal detail on the right corner of the upper rim suggests it may have been an anchoring for a cover, which would make this object a font, or having been used as one at some point [cf. FontNotes]
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24581ALI
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [composite?], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Léger d'Alise-Sainte-Reine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leger [aka Ledger, Léger, Leodegar, Leodegarius]
Church Address: 12 Rue du Palais, 21150 Alise-Sainte-Reine, France
Site Location: Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road D103J [aka rue de la Croix Pirois], 2-3 km E of Venarey-les-Laumes, 17 km SE of Montbard, 50 km NW of Dijon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Dijon
Historical Region: La Nièvre
Font Notes:
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There is an object in this church that appears to be used as a holy-water stoup; it consists of a quadrangular basin decorated with a human head and large foliage motifs on the underbowl; it appears to be mounted on the wall behind or be part of it; on a pedestal base that is octagonal-to-square and appears of a different design, stone and period. It has what appears to be the remains of a lead plug in an upper corner of the rim, which would suggest it may have been an anchoring for a cover, itself an indication that this object may have been used as a font at some time in the past. [cf. BSI entry for Alise-Sainte-Reine No. 1 for the baptismal font in the baptistery chapel of this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing these objects to our attention and for his help in documenting them
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 612528 5265832
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.536167, 4.495167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 32′ 10.2″ N, 4° 29′ 42.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]