Above: Nave and east window viewed from the baptistery. The ancient stone font is in the right foreground. Above it is a large brass chandelier dating from 1722. | | Above: The 12th century stone font in the baptistery is the oldest object in the cathedral, originally belonging to the Norman Church. It is carved with grotesque masks intertwined with fantastic birds and beasts. Around the rim is a Latin inscription thought to refer to the baptism of Jesus Christ. |