Benos / Benòs

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view of church exterior in context

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view of font

Scene Description: notice the two metal staples at the upper rim

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 19 June 1999 by BSI

view of font in context

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023

Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 19 June 1999 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 02402BEN
Church/Chapel: Glèisa de Sant Martin de Benós / Esglèsia Sant Martin de Benòs / Iglesia de San Martin de Benos
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: Carrer del Begòs, Benòs, 25551 Es Bòrdes, Lérida / Lleida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Es Bòrdes, NW of Vielha/Viella
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Val d'Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 14th century, Late Romanesque
Church Notes: original church 12thC; expanded and modified 16th and 18thC;
On-site notes: a plain unremarkable cylindrical font in three volumes, the basin and lower base wider than the roughly cylindrical stem of the base; the sides of the basin are slightly tapering towards the bottom; the lower base has rounded sides and appears totally plain. There is no cover present but the upper rim of the basin retains old metal staples from an old cover.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble or limestone (bowl) and granite (base)
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 9-10 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 47-49 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 67-69 cm
Basin Depth: 25 cm
Basin Total Height: 31 cm
Height of Base: 64 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 105 cm (plinth is 10 cm)
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site

LID INFORMATION

Apparatus: no
Notes: Metal anchorings at the rim