Engis / Engeih / Engeisc / Engeit / Engih / Engy / Engys-sur-Moeze / Indji / Ingeyes
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1972 B&W photograph [cliché M099988] by Mahaux, Charles, IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098430] in KIK-IRPA
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human figure - head
Scene Description: one of four
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human figure - head - wearing headdress
Scene Description: a turban-like headdress
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human figure - head - The Fool
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human figure - head
Scene Description: smiley
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human figure - head - The Fool
Scene Description: hatted and with tongue sticking out
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design element - motifs - torus-scotia- torus
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Image Source: digital image of a 1972 B&W photograph [cliché M099988] by Mahaux, Charles, IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098430] in KIK-IRPA
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human figure - head - 4
Scene Description: set at 90-degree angles below the upper rim
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Image Source: digital image of a 1972 B&W photograph [cliché M099988] by Mahaux, Charles, IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098430] in KIK-IRPA
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design element - motifs - moulding - graded
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1972 B&W photograph [cliché M099988] by Mahaux, Charles, IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098430] in KIK-IRPA
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design element - motifs - stop - 4
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1972 B&W photograph [cliché M099988] by Mahaux, Charles, IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098430] in KIK-IRPA
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26035XGJ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Mosan font
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise Saint-Pierre à Engis
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: medieval church re-built 16thC; demolished 1969; new church built in 1964
Church Address: Rue Reine Astrid 2, 4480 Engis, Belgium
Site Location: Liège, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N617, on he N baks of the Meuse river, 14-15 km ESE of Liège
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Angers
Town/City Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engis
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font in this church is listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098429] and [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098429] [accessed 10 January 2026]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] gothique [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] hauteur: 110 cm". The same source dates the cover to the 18th century. The four human heads set at 90-degree angles below the upper rim include one wearing a turban-like head-dress and another (2?) of "the fool" with a fool's hat and tongue sticking out.
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (email of 9 January 2026) informs: "Engih, Engeih, Engeisc. The village is mentioned as early as 1040, and in 1050 in a charter of the Val Saint-Lambert Abbey. It was a seigniorial church, built by a local lord. Later, it became a dependency of the parish of Amay. By 1233, it had long belonged to the Flône Abbey. The Romanesque tower dated from the eleventh century and once served as a defensive tower. The old church building was primarily constructed in the 16th century, with modifications in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The church was severly damaged by the collapse of its roof in 1961. During the demolition of the church in 1969, remains dating back to the Early Middle Ages were discovered: burials from the 7th or 8th century, and especially traces of the original Carolingian chapel, 7 meters long by 5 meters wide, which in the 11th century was connected to a square defensive tower by Gothic columns supporting pointed arches. A modern church was built in 1964. Late 16th century, octagonal, limestone, renaissance, Mosan font with four heads. https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098429"
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (email of 9 January 2026) informs: "Engih, Engeih, Engeisc. The village is mentioned as early as 1040, and in 1050 in a charter of the Val Saint-Lambert Abbey. It was a seigniorial church, built by a local lord. Later, it became a dependency of the parish of Amay. By 1233, it had long belonged to the Flône Abbey. The Romanesque tower dated from the eleventh century and once served as a defensive tower. The old church building was primarily constructed in the 16th century, with modifications in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The church was severly damaged by the collapse of its roof in 1961. During the demolition of the church in 1969, remains dating back to the Early Middle Ages were discovered: burials from the 7th or 8th century, and especially traces of the original Carolingian chapel, 7 meters long by 5 meters wide, which in the 11th century was connected to a square defensive tower by Gothic columns supporting pointed arches. A modern church was built in 1964. Late 16th century, octagonal, limestone, renaissance, Mosan font with four heads. https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10098429"
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font. We are also grateful to Les Murs de Pierre for the photographs of this font.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.567, 5.4
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 34′ 1.2″ N, 5° 24′ 0″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal - mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 110 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 18th century
Material: brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: dome-shaped with finial