Humelgem No. 2
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25341HUM
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parochiekerk Sint-Catharina, Humelgem
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Church Address: Perpetstraat 27, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
Site Location: Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamand, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N227, in the S outskirts of Steenokkerzeel, just NE of Brussels airport
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Malines-Bruxelles
Font Notes:
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A medieval wall-mounted stoup in this church is also listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/14539] [accessed 17 February 2024]: "wijwatervat [...] hasdsteen [...] Date: 1225 (onzeker) - 1225 (onzeker) [...] hoogte: 25 cm" [NB: the KIK-IRPA dating may be off the mark, as the object is probably of a later period]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 606667 5640122
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.90289, 4.517
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 54′ 10.4″ N, 4° 31′ 1.2″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: hemispheric, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Total Height: 25 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * KIK-IRPA