Abstract
The San Lorenzo Cathedral of Alba is a Romanesque church (rebuilt in Gothic epoch) located in northwest Italy. Since 2007, this church has been subjected to renovations and archaeological excavations that led to the finding of the lower part of the basin and the water drainage pipe of a baptismal font of unknown age. Thermoluminescence and radiocarbon dating have been carried out respectively on some ceramic elements and lime mortar samples used in both the pipe and basin of the font. Thermoluminescence results suggest that some of the bricks may have been reused from previous structures while 14C results suggest that the font was built between the 9th and the 11th centuries AD, most probably in the 10th century AD.
Highlights
The San Lorenzo Cathedral of Alba is a Romanesque church located in Alba (Cuneo, Piedmont) in northwest Italy
Since 2007, this church has been subjected to renovations and archaeological excavations that led to the finding of the lower part of the basin and the water drainage pipe of a baptismal font of unknown age
Since 2007, the church has been undergoing renovation and archaeological excavations that have unearthed the remains of an octagonal baptismal font, which had remained in use until the late 12th century
Summary
The San Lorenzo Cathedral of Alba is a Romanesque church located in Alba (Cuneo, Piedmont) in northwest Italy. The church was built on the site of a former structure, probably found in the 6th century AD and almost totally rebuilt during the high Middle Ages. It has a Latin cross with 3 naves in a late Gothic architectural style (Micheletto 2013). Since 2007, the church has been undergoing renovation and archaeological excavations that have unearthed the remains of an octagonal baptismal font, which had remained in use until the late 12th century This is located in the southern nave of the existing cathedral where other remains of the Romanesque cathedral are located (Figures 1 and 2). The archaeological excavation, in particular, revealed the lower part of the font and the related water drainage pipe (Subbrizio 2013; Uggé 2013)
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