Baptism Font, St Mary - Buxhall, Suffolk
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Baptism font inside St Mary's church, Buxhall.
Waymark Code: WMK4TH
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/12/2014
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Octagonal mid 14th century font: a full-blooded Decorated piece made of two stones, a dark brown coloured one for the bowl and a off-white coloured one for the stem. The octagonal bowl has a castellated rim and cinquefoil-cusped arches recessed into each face, with crocked gables above and mouchettes and encircled quatrefoils in the spandrels. At each corner a buttress rises from a human head.
Approximate Age of Artefact: Not listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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