File:Brookland St Augustine's Church Lead Font 01.JPG

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Nederlands: De herkomst van deze loden doopvont in St Augustine's Church in Brookland is niet bekend.

De doopvont toont de Dierenriem en de maandelijkse arbeid. Bovenaan staan de tekens van de Dierenriem, eronder staan de andere figuren.

Hier ziet men "Maagd", "Weegschaal", "Schorpioen", "Boogschutter".
English: Lead baptismal font in St Augustine's parish church, Brookland, Kent. Romanesque, made about 1200.

It features Zodiac signs and monthly labours. The top band of reliefs show the signs of the Zodiac, whilst the arcades underneath contain representations of a typical activity for each month. Eight of the Zodiac signs are repeated, giving two bands of 20 images each.

Show here are Virgo, Cutting corn with a sickle; Libra, Threshing; Scorpio, Treading Grapes; Sagittarius, Knocking down acorns for pig fodder.
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Camera location50° 59′ 50.73″ N, 0° 50′ 00.69″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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