Casau No. 3
INFORMATION
FontID: 02230CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Sant Jaume / Jaime de Casau
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Church Location: Casau, Viella, Lérida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Casau is near Vielha, to the NE
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Vall d'Aran font
Cognate Fonts: Several such in the Valley
Font Notes:
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"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].