Benos / Benòs
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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
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 19 June 1999 by BSI
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02402BEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-19
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Glèisa de Sant Martin de Benós / Esglèsia Sant Martin de Benòs / Iglesia de San Martin de Benos
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: original church 12thC; expanded and modified 16th and 18thC;
Church Address: Carrer del Begòs, Benòs, 25551 Es Bòrdes, Lérida / Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
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 Notes:
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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 System: centre hole in basin
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