Palermo, Palace of the Normans

Holy water font

12th century

    Holy water font in mosaic and carved marble, pertaining to the Palatine Chapel of the Palace of the Normans in Palermo.

Dimensions of the object
Diameter of the basin: 44 cm ; diameter of the basement, of the column 32 cm ; total height 84 cm

Bibliography
L'età normanna e sueva in Sicilia / Assemblea Regionale Siciliana. - Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, 1994.

Location
Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni

Photography
G. Cappellani