Villangomez / Villangómez

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02117VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cosme y San Damián
Font Location in Church: In a niche, S side wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cosmas & St. Damian
Church Address: Villangómez, 09339 Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off E the BU-100, 20-25 km SSW of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Comarca de Arlanza
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996: 68, 298) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the plain basin rests on square base the angles of which are decorated with rabbit heads.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.178611, -3.776111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 10′ 43″ N, 3° 46′ 34″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 120 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 91 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 298)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 63, 298