Cueva Cardiel / Covam Cardelem / Cuevacardiel

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the wooden cover, or part of it, is visible in the background, standing agaist the back wall
Scene Description: the wooden cover, or part of it, is visible in the background, standing agaist the back wall
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notice the unbroken plug in the upper rim, left side; the one on the opposite side (not visible here) has split the stone
Scene Description: notice the unbroken plug in the upper rim, left side; the one on the opposite side (not visible here) has split the stone
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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showing the Annunciation scene on the frint side -- notice the large damaged area on the upper rim of the basin, an anchoring spot for the hardware of an old cover, where the metal had split the stone; there is another plug, unbroken, at the opposite side of the rim (not visible here)
Scene Description: showing the Annunciation scene on the frint side -- notice the large damaged area on the upper rim of the basin, an anchoring spot for the hardware of an old cover, where the metal had split the stone; there is another plug, unbroken, at the opposite side of the rim (not visible here)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Soledad Herrero, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Mary

centre of the image: Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right
Scene Description: centre of the image: Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right
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New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Gabriel

centre of the image: Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right
Scene Description: centre of the image: Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter?

to the right of Mary; the arch above has an inscription starting with "SCE" indicating he is a established saint
Scene Description: to the right of Mary; the arch above has an inscription starting with "SCE" indicating he is a established saint
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. James?

to the left of Gabriel; the label above identified as "Iacobe" [cf. InscriptionArea]
Scene Description: to the left of Gabriel; the label above identified as "Iacobe" [cf. InscriptionArea]
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design element - architectural - niche or window

in the spandrels of the arcade; some double but most are single
Scene Description: in the spandrels of the arcade; some double but most are single
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inscription - detail

on the left arch-head: "SCE BARTOLOS" -- on the right arch-head: "SCE TOMA", corresponding to the Apostles Bartholomew and Thomas
Scene Description: on the left arch-head: "SCE BARTOLOS" -- on the right arch-head: "SCE TOMA", corresponding to the Apostles Bartholomew and Thomas
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Soledad Herrero, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - columns with capitals and bases - patterned columns

notice the different patterns of the slender colonnettes and the details on the capitals and bases, the latter much simpler
Scene Description: notice the different patterns of the slender colonnettes and the details on the capitals and bases, the latter much simpler
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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inscription - detail

four inscriptions here, all four partially visible only: SCE FIL / BE / SCE [???] / SCE [???]
Scene Description: four inscriptions here, all four partially visible only: SCE FIL / BE / SCE [???] / SCE [???]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Soledad Herrero, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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Apostle or saint - unidentified

the identifying inscriptions long gone
Scene Description: the identifying inscriptions long gone
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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Apostle or saint - unidentified

who is the figure in the centre arch? one source suggests it may be Christ
Scene Description: who is the figure in the centre arch? one source suggests it may be Christ
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the rretable of the main altar
Scene Description: the rretable of the main altar
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view of church interior - sculpture - Madonna and Child

a unhappy Madonna carrying a doll-like Child on a string?
Scene Description: a unhappy Madonna carrying a doll-like Child on a string?
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of one of the side chapels
Scene Description: of one of the side chapels
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what is it?
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view of church interior - south side - chapel

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view of church interior - confessional

on the left; what is the object on the right?
Scene Description: on the left; what is the object on the right?
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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of church interior - chancel and east end

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Apostle or saint - unidentified

the identifying inscriptions long gone
Scene Description: the identifying inscriptions long gone
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 February 2019 by Soledad Herrero
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 00545CUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-07
Font Date: ca. 1175-1188?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Late Romanesque / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cucufate
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a baptistery room
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cucuphas [aka Coulgat, Cucufas, Cucufate, Cugat, Culgat, Qaqophas, Quiquenfat]
Church Address: calle Iglesia 2, 09258 Cueva Cardiel, Burgos Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 15 kms S of Briviesca, on the small road which ties the N-1 with the N-120 (dir. Villafranca-Montes de Oca), 40 km NW of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Oca-Tirón -- Comarca de Montes de Oca
Additional Comments: altered font / re-cut font / painted font (traces all around the basin -- the lower base is modern [cf. FontNotes])
Font Notes:
Described in Osaba y Ruiz de Erenchun (1968). Described and illustrated in Bilbao (1996) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/burgos_CUEVA_CARDIEL.pdf] [accessed 14 March 2023] as an exceptional baptismal font of the late 12th or early 13th century [long essay with illustrations in the link above]. The origin of this font is not clear, though it is claimed that it used to belong to one of the rural chapels or "ermitas" of the area, a rather unlikely chance given the richness and complexity of the programme. The basin sides have twenty-three arches, under which there is an Annunciation scene, the Apostles headed by Christ and seven prophets with their phylacteries [cf. infra]; the figures have labels with their names, though most are now illegible, some totally erased; there are window-like openings in the spandrels of the arcade. The upper rim of the basin has been re-cut at some point, and has lost its upper part. The base and lower base are circular and of a later date/modern. The inscriptions above the figures on the sides are recorded in the AEHTAM. Banco de Datos de Hispania Tardo Antigua y Medieval [ref.: AEHTAM 1115; IMPB 137; ER II, p. 1243]: "S(an)c(t)e Fil[ipe] / [S(an)c(t)e Berna]be / S(an)c(t)e Toma(s) / S(an)c(t)e Ioh(ann)es / S(an)c(t)e Iacobe / Grabriel Angelus / Ave Maria / S(an)c(tu)s [Pet]rus / S(an)c(t)e Bartolos / S(an)c(t)e Toma(s)", and described as: "Latín. Escritura gótica de transición. Finales del siglo XII - principios del s. XIII; quizá entre los años 1175-1188." The entry for this village in Emiliano Nebreda Perdiguero [www.archiburgos.es/wp-content/uploads/amo-a-mi-pueblo.pdf] [accessed March 2023] notes: "La pila, magnífica, es románica con arcos y apostolado completo".
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Soledad Herrero for her photographs of this church and font

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 472589 4699795
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42º 27' 35.11'' N, 3º 20' 45.28'' W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 20 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 87 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 124-25 cm* / 107 cm** / 125 cm***
Basin Depth: 40 cm*
Basin Total Height: 55 cm*
Height of Base: 35 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm* / 89 cm** / 89 cm***
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site / ** Bilbao (1996) / *** Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- )

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: On the labels above the figures on the sides of the bowl
Inscription Text: "S[an]c[t]e Fil[ipe] / [S[an]c[t]e Barn[a]be / S[an]c[t]e Toma[s] / S[an]c[t]e Ioh[ann]es / S[an]c[t]e Iacobe / Grabriel Angelus / Ave Maria / S[an]c[tu]s [Pet]rus / S[an]c[t]e Bartolos / S[an]c[t]e Toma[s]" [NB: the transcription in this source does not transcribe the all-capitals text]
Inscription Notes: Most are incomplete; some are erased or illegible
Inscription Source: AEHTAM [ref.: AEHTAM 1115; IMPB 137; ER II, p. 1243]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: there are two broken areas at the upper rim that probably had the metal staples of the cover in them; there is also a wooden cover, or parts of it, against the wall, behind the font (not known whether it is in use or not)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 62, 154-156, 189, 192, 194-197, 215, 264, 277-278
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2002-, vol. 12: 1243-1246
  • Osaba y Ruiz de Erenchun, Basilio, "La pila bautismal románica de Cueva-Cardiel", 41, no. 162 (1968), Archivo Español de Arte, 1968, pp. 141-144; p. 141-144