Saceda del Rio / Saceda del Río

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02446SAC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Huete, E of the town of Cuenca
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (1994: 452) and (2001: 70) as a Romanesque baptismal font with a roughly hemispherical basin mounted on a stumpy round base; the sides of the basin are ornamented with a blind arcade of round arches. It is a crude and not very regular work.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.213888, -2.613055
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 12′ 41″ N, 2° 36′ 47″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 9 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 86 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 105 cm
Basin Depth: 28 cm
Basin Total Height: 57 cm
Height of Base: 25 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 82 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nieto Taberné (1994: 452)

REFERENCES

  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, Cuenca: Estudio Museo, 1994, p. 452
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001, p. 70