Font
Font

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A rectangular bowl on a large baluster, standing on four column corners. The front of this ancient Italian font has a symmetrical design of two peacocks. The A and W are the Greek letter of alpha and omega representing the beginning and the end.
Title

Font

Date

6th C–7th C

Medium

stone

Accession number

CH1_CJ_S016

Acquisition method

gift of Earl Egerton of Tatton Park, 1885

Work type

Panel

Owner

Chester Cathedral

Custodian

Chester Cathedral

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade I (England and Wales)

Listing date

06/08/98

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Cathedral opening times

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Located at

Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh Street, Chester

CH1 2DY

Inside the Cathedral.