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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph by Javier Torrens Alzu
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02400ART
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-19
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Joan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Address: Carrer Carretera;Ag. Arties, 9, 25539 Arties, Lleida, Spain -- Tel.: +34 973 64 18 15
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the C1412, 5-6 km E of Viella/Vielha
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: we were informed locally that a former holy-water stoup ["pica beneitera"] was being used for baptisms but, upon inspection, we found a large cauldron-like plain basin with a short chamfer and a tiny pedestal base. An unlikely stoup anywhere, but especially in this valley where the stoups tend to be tall but very small in volume. The font is totally plain and the chisel/adze work rather coarse. The only ornamentation visible are several crosses on the upper rim; these may be original or later incisions.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens Alzu, for his photograph of this font
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.7, 0.87
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 42′ N, 0° 52′ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (local)
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Rim Thickness: 16-17 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 75-76 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 109-111 cm
Basin Depth: 30 cm
Basin Total Height: 51 cm
Height of Base: 20 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 71 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI
LID INFORMATION
Apparatus: no