Antique Stoup Holy Water Font Crucifix Green Onyx Marble Spleter/Bronze

This is a holy water font with crucifix (also called a stoup), designed to hang on a wall in a Catholic home.

• Crucifix with a metal figure of Christ (corpus)

• Cross-shaped backing made from green onyx or marble

• Decorative enamel-style inlay around the crucifix

• Small bowl at the bottom to hold holy water

• Hanging ring and mounting screws on the back

Based on style and materials:

• Likely late 19th century as Onyx religious items were especially popular 1880–1930, in France and Belgium

The enamel-style decoration and metal corpus suggest it is not modern.

Materials

• Back: Green onyx (often called “marble” but typically banded onyx)

• Corpus: Cast metal (possibly spelter or bronze)

• Font bowl: Pressed metal with decorative pattern

There is a small crack visible in the onyx in the top right but the integrity of the cross is maintained.

This measures 20cm tall by 11.5cm wide by 4cm deep