Zamora No. 3
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design element - patterns - ribbed - diagonal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 10 June 1999 by BSI
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 10 June 1999 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 02376JUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista [aka San Juan de Puerta Nueva]
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Plaza Mayor, S/N. 49004. Zamora, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Zamora, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located in the Plaza Mayor, Zamora capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Zamora
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Large hemispheric basin is ornamented with with slender diagonal ribbing; the basin is raised on a tiny cylindrical base, which gives the whole the look of a 'sake' cup. Hinges evident in the rim.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.503344, -5.746967
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 30′ 12.04″ N, 5° 44′ 49.08″ W
UTM: 30T 270731 4598279
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 18-19 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 81 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 118 cm
Basin Depth: 40 cm
Basin Total Height: 67 cm
Height of Base: 13 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI
LID INFORMATION
Apparatus: no