Niedersteinbach No. 2
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view of font and cover - southwest side
Scene Description: the baptismal font in use inside the church
design element - motifs - spur or stop - 8
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25152NIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Dofkirche Niedersteinbach
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the chancel
Church Notes: church ca. 1200-1250; much modified and re-built since
Church Address: Karl-von-Hase-Straße 23, 09322 Penig, Germany
Site Location: Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L357 [aka Altenburger Str.] in the municipality and 6-7 km NW of Penig, just E of the border with Thuringia
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Kirchspiel Geithainer Land [https://www.kirche-geithain.de/kirche-niedersteinbach/] [accessed 12 December 2023] mentions the old baptismal font in the rectory garden ["Der riesige alte romaniche Taufstein steht hgeute noch im Pfarrgarten Niedersteinbach"], and illustrates also the baptismal font in use [cf. ImagesArea], located in the chancel of the parish church. The font inside the church consists of an octagonal basin with plain vertical sides, the bottom corners decorated with stop or spur motifs, on a broad square pedestal base with chamfered corners. Metal low-pyramidal cover, octagonal, with a metal and glass(?) finial.
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 335188 5646312
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.944838, 12.653873
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 56′ 41.42″ N, 12° 39′ 13.94″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: metal
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]