Baptism Font, St Mary Almer - Almer, Dorset
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An octagonal Norman font in St Mary's church, Almer.
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Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/15/2015
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An octagonal Norman font in St Mary's church, Almer.
"A late 12th-century octagonal bowl of Purbeck marble with tapered sides, each with two recessed panels with two-centred heads, set on small cylindrical stem and base which is an inverted font bowl of the 13th century. This was originally hexagonal and supported by a central stem with six shafts round it; it has been cut to an octagon to match the font bowl above; the hexagonal base for it is loose in the churchyard, and has carved on its upper face moulded bases for the six shafts."
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