Vilamos No. 2 / Vilamós

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Results: 7 records
B01: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis
B02: design element - motifs - rope
BU01: symbol - star - 8-point - in a circle
BU02: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis - 2
LB01: design element - motifs - nail-head
LB02: design element - motifs - rope
INFORMATION
FontID: 02238VIL
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Santa Mare de Deu / Santa Maria de Vilamos
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: In the Vall d'Aran, N-W of Viella/Vielha
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, on the right of the entrance
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: "One of the oldest and most interesting churches in the valley. Erected towards the end of the XI century, the tower is romanesque and in it are embedded various frontals of cinerary urns of the roman period... The bell tower door is pre-romanesque (X century)" (ACTUR, 1999, p.5)
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Gavín (1977): even though the execution of the ornamentation is rather crude, this stoup still manages to retain a certain identity and originality, perhaps due to the odd combination of ornamental motifs: the hemispheric basin has a not-very-straight rope motif all around; above it, a hodge-podge of arches, paddles, spirals, etc.; below it, on the underbowl, a few larger motifs common in the area (stars or rosettes inside circles, etc.); the tall slender pedestal of the base has a striking nail-head pattern all over it, and the lower base is made of several rol-mouldings with rope pattern on them. Listed in Buron (1980). Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) as both, beautifully ornamented ["bellament ornamentada"] and as a very crude and archaic piece ["una peça molt tosca i arcaïtzant"] in two different entries. Noted in Amiell (2007) as a Romanesque stoup raised on a pedestal base.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.74944, 0.72750
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 44′ 58″ N, 0° 43′ 39″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (composite) (local)
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 5-7 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 47-49 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 58-61 cm*
Basin Total Height: 30-32 cm*
Height of Base: 74 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 104 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI *[NB: the basin is rather irregular; the measurements given in Catalunya rom... are within thses ranges]
REFERENCES
Amiell, Josep M., "Piques baptismal de la Val d'Aran", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 32-35; p. 33
Buron, Vicenç, Esglésies romàniques catalanes, 2a. ed., Barcelona: Artestudi, 1980
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-
Gavín, Josep M., Inventari d'esglésies [28+ vols.], Barcelona: Arxiu Gavín / Artestudi, 1977-