Varberg
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view of font
Scene Description: "Varbergs kyrka. Dopfunt av trä, 1600-talets början. Snabbinv. Unknown date"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [800-16.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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Scene Description: "Varbergs kyrka. Dopfunt av trä, 1600-talets början. Snabbinv. Unknown date"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet, 2026
Image Source: digital image [800-15.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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Scene Description: "Varberg Church, Halland, Sweden. Baptismal font, 17th century / Varbergs kyrka, Halland, Sverige. Dopfunt, 1600-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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inscription - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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human figure - demi-figure
Scene Description: both female and male with nude torsos; on the corners
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: "Varbergs kyrka."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 23 March 2012 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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view of baptismal dish
Scene Description: "Varbergs kyrka. Dopfat av koppar.. Unknown date"
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Image Source: digital image [800-17.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: "Varbergs kyrka, interiör."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn), 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 28 July 2011 by Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn)
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symbol - mask
Scene Description: on the corners
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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design element - motifs - garland
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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angel - cherub
Scene Description: on the sides of the lower base, with gilded wings
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgangus Mozart, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 5 December 2011 by Wolfgangus Mozart
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26310SYY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1619
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (early), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font / by Sven Snickare
Church / Chapel Name: Varbergs Kyrka
Font Location in Church: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varbergs_kyrka
Church Notes: present church of 1769–1772 replaced the 17thC "gamla Caroli kyrka"; renovated 20thC
Church Address: Kungsgatan 19, 432 41 Varberg, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 340 81300
Site Location: Halland, Hallands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) road 153, W of Hwy E6, on the E shore of the Kattegat straits. The church is located in the marketplace of Varberg city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Göteborgs stift
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the Swedish Wikipedia [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varbergs_kyrka] [accessed 13 April 2026] reports a heptagonal baptismal font made of oak in 1619 by Sven Snickare, and a 17th-century baptismal dish made of copper: "Dopfunten med sjusidig cuppa och fot med ornament och änglahuvuden är utförd i snidad och förgylld ek. Den är utförd 1619 av Sven Snickare och räddades ur Varbergs dåvarande kyrka när staden på Platsarna förstördes i stadsbranden den 12 augusti 1666."
COORDINATES
UTM: 33V 333481 6332540
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 57.105992, 12.250592
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 57° 6′ 21.57″ N, 12° 15′ 2.13″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood, oak
Font Shape: heptagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: heptagonal