Carniol / Carnihols

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INFORMATION
FontID: 25547CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint Vincent martyre
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent
Church Location: Carniol 04150 Simiane-la-Rotonde, France
Country Name: France
Location: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Located off road RD18, in the municipality and 3-4 km E of Simiane-la-Rotonde, 12-13 km WNW of Forcalquier
Historical Region: Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: original church may have existed in the 13thC in the village known as "ecclesia de Carnihols" -- present church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00080488]: "Eglise [...] 16e siècle"
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a hexagonal basin profusely decorated with two rows of foliage, the inner basin is partitioned; raised on a round pedestal base decorated with a reticular patterns, and a round-to-square lower base decorated with roll mouldings.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: hexagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal