Castillo Pedroso

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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

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B02: design element - architectural - arch

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BH01: human figure - male - head - bearded

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LB01: animal - mammal - lion - 4

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R01: design element - patterns - ball-in-socket

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view of font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 02053CAS
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquialde San Pantaleón
Church Patron Saints: St. Pantaleon [aka Panteleimon]
Church Location: Bo. Castillo Pedroso, 20, 39699, Cantabria, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cantabria, Cantabria
Directions to Site: Located off the N-623 (Burgos-Santander); at San Vicente de Toranzo take off on the mountain road that leads to Toranzo and Anievas
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century (early), Medieval
Described and illustrated in Karlsson (1989: 137 and ill. on p. 136) and in Herrero Marcos (1996): beautiful example of a Transiition font; the round bowl has ball-in-socket pattern carved right on the rim; on one side, a bearded head full-front; the sides of the bowl are covered in broad ribs carved into round arches at the top; the short base is rectangular but containd a round pedestal with four lions, just the heads and front paws, looking out at the corners. The carving is described in this source as deep and vigorous.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.216111, -3.969722
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 12′ 58″ N, 3° 58′ 11″ W
UTM: 30T 421237 4785270

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispherical - mounted (chalice shaped)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Herrero Marcos, Jesús, Arquitectura y simbolismo del románico de Cantabria, Madrid: Ars Magna, 1996
Karlsson, Lennart, "De gatfulla dopfuntsfragmenten i Sigtuna", LVIII, 4, Konsthistorisk tidskrift, 1989, pp. 143-150, 10 ill.; r["References"]