Xunqueira de Ambia No. 2 / Junquera de Ambia
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 02381XUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-11
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Ex-colegiata de Santa María a Real de Xunqueira de Ambía
Font Location in Church: In the cloister garden at Xunqueira de Ambia. The font well is being converted into a fountain. It originally belonged to a noble family who donated it to the church. Nobody seems to kno where it originally came from.
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Notes: Augustinian monastery once on the site. In the church there is a lectern with a carving of a saint, which appears to be the work of the maestro Mateo workshop, the one who did the carvings for the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, according to the priest who is also a master mason. Xunqueira de Ambia has a WEB page.
Church Address: 32670 Xunqueira de Ambía, Orense, Spain -- Tel.: +34 988 43 60 69
Site Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: From Orense (city) take the 525 down to Allariz, where a smaller road takes off on the left for Xunqueria de Ambia; located about 5 kms E of Allariz.
Additional Comments: recycled font: now [1999] being made into a water fountain
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: very large chalice-shaped font has the basin ornamented with ribbed pattern. The font was donated to this church by a noble family, but its origin is unknown. In order to get it to the present position through the narrow openings of the cloister, it was rolled on its side (!) into the cloister garden and is now [June 1999] being turned into a water fountain. [Information provided by the helpful and friendly priest who provided access; he is a master-mason and well-known mosaic-maker [cf. images and photo archive]]. Hinges evident in the rim.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.20490064, -7.7354868
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 12′ 18″ N, 7° 44′ 8″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: Now drained for use as a fountain
Rim Thickness: 15-17 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 141 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 174 cm
Basin Total Height: 88 cm
Height of Base: 20 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 120 cm (plinth 12)
Notes on Measurements: BSI. [NB: due to the alterations being made at the time, the depth of basin could not be measured]