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The baptistry
Unknown author4th to 7th c. AD
Conimbriga Monographic Museum
Essential element of the basilica was the baptistery. The large dimensions of the bassin document the fact that baptism was, in those early days, received in adulthood and by total immersion.
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Details
- Title: The baptistry
- Creator: Unknown author
- Date Created: 4th to 7th c. AD
- Location: Conimbriga, Portugal
- Provenance: Conimbriga
- Type: Masonry
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