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Fonts (religious building fixtures)

Scope note

Basins or other vessels, often fixed on pedestals, in which water is contained for baptisms.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300080617

Term used for

baptismal fonts

Equivalent Terms used

font (religious building fixture)

Created

13yrs ago

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