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Old Testament - Genesis - Noah - Ark of the Covenant
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Apostle or saint - male - unidentified
Scene Description: in the left niche, to the left of the Deluge scene
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New Testament - Public life of Christ - baptism of Christ - in the Jordan - Holy Ghost
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Apostle or saint - St. Christopher and Christ-child
Scene Description: the Child is not on Christopher's shoulders
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design element - motifs - floral and foliage
Scene Description: on the sides of the underbowl
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: "Lwówek Śląski, kościół par. p.w. Wniebowzięcia NMP, ok. 1300, XVI"
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Image Source: digital photograph 18 June 2013 by Bazie [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lwówek_Śląski,_kościół_Wniebowzięcia_NMP,_widok_od_z_Bramy_Lubańskiej.JPG] [accessed 19 January 2026]
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human figure - putti - 4
Scene Description: set at 90-degree angles of the base
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human figure - head
Scene Description: is it a personfication of the Wind?
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26051CIW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1560
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (mid), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Lwówku Śląskim
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Wikidata: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kościół_Wniebowzięcia_Najświętszej_Maryi_Panny_w_Lwówku_Śląskim
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Other Dedications: St. John
Church Notes: original wooden church Romanesque, 12thC; re-built ca. 1300
Church Address: Kościelna 27, 59-600 Lwówek Śląski, Poland -- Tel.: +48 75 782 30 31
Site Location: Województwo dolnośląskie, Poland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the 297-364 crossroads, 45-50 km W of Legnica, about 100 km W of Wroclaw
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the Polish Wikipedia [https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kościół_Wniebowzięcia_Najświętszej_Maryi_Panny_w_Lwówku_Śląskim] [accessed 19 January 2026] reports a Renaissance baptismal font of about 1560 in it: "renesansowachrzcielnica z około 1560 roku".
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 540796 5662319
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.1109, 15.582783
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 6′ 39.24″ N, 15° 34′ 58.02″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round