San Cataldo / San Cataḍḍu / San Catallu (Caltanissetta)
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B01: symbol - cross - in a circle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Speltz, 1910
Image Source: Speltz (1994 c1910: 165 and 166, pl. 90, fig. 2)
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view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Speltz, 1910
Image Source: Speltz (1994 c1910: 165 and 166, pl. 90, fig. 2)
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 02589CAT
Church/Chapel: Chiesa Madre di Maria Immacolata / Immacolata Concezione / Natività di Maria
Church Patron Saints: The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary / The Nativity of St. Mary
Country Name: Italy
Location: Caltanissetta, Sicilia
Directions to Site: Located 60 km NE of Agrigento, towards Caltanisetta
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Caltanissetta
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Drawing in Speltz (1994 c1910: 165 and 166, pl. 90, fig. 2) shows what appears to be a holy-water stoup, with the caption "Baptismal font in St. Cataldo". The drawing is of a small basin carved with a radiant cross in a circle and foliage motifs; also on the underbowl; the column which serves as base is totally plain with lower base tore-scotia combination.
COORDINATES
UTM: 33S 410116 4148978
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, type unknown
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Speltz, Alexander, Styles of Ornament: a Pictorial Survey of Six Thousand Years of Ornamental Design, New York: Gramercy Books, 1994(c1910)