19th century antique holy water font brass bronze IHS

Here is an antique wall-mounted holy water font made of brass. The object is adorned with scrollwork and features the IHS trigram in its centre. Main characteristics. Type: Holy water font, a sacred object used to hold holy water. Material: It appears to be made of brass, a common material for ancient sacred objects. IHS Symbol: This trigram (Iota-Eta-Sigma) is the Latin abbreviation of the first two and the last letter of the Greek name for Jesus (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ). A widely used symbol in Christianity, its iconography representing the radiant sun was popularised by Saint Bernardino of Siena. Dimensions: H 19 cm - W 10.5 cm.