Casau No. 3

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02230CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Vall d'Aran font
Cognate Fonts: Several such in the Valley
Church / Chapel Name: Sant Jaume / Jaime de Casau
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Address: Casau, Viella, Lérida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Casau is near Vielha, to the NE
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Notes:
"Pre-romanesque baptism bowl" (ACTUR, 1999, p.4). Probably one of several rectangular fonts believed to have been used for immersion baptism in the former diocese of Comminges.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: rectangular, unmounted
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular

REFERENCES

  • ACTUR (www.actur.com/romai.htm], 1999. [URL discontinued / non active].