Betren No. 2 / Betrén

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B01: symbol - cross - greek - in a circle - 3

INFORMATION

FontID: 02614BET
Church/Chapel: Esglèsia de Sant Esteve / Iglesia de Sant Estèue de Betrén
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Church Location: Plaça dera Glèisa, 1, 25539 Betrén, Lleida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located near Viella/Vielha, on the C142 road to Bonaigua
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: oil font? / pica d'oli?
Cognate Fonts: [cf. other entries in the Val d'Aran]
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- . v. XIII: 424) as an "immersion" baptismal font crudely rendered oblong basin [a prismatic object with rounded corners], obviously a manifestation of the local artisanat ["molt tosca i sense valor artístic [...] una manifestació popular de la Vall d'Aran"]; the font shows three incised Greek Maltese crosses inscribed in circles. Described in Mestre i Godes (1999: 79) as "A baptismal font that, for its dimensions (86 x 47 x 54 cm), appears to be of the immersion type; its ornament consists of three circles with very weathered Greek crosses" [our translation]. The upper rim shows the iron staples from the old cover. Noted in Amiell (2007).

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.697647, 0.80849
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 41′ 51.53″ N, 0° 48′ 30.56″ E
UTM: 31T 320497 4729568

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: oval
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Height of Basin Side: 54 cm
Basin Total Height: 54 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 54 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 86 x 47 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya rom... (1984- , v. XIII: 424); Mestre i Godes (1999: 79)

LID INFORMATION

Notes: iron staples from the old cover still in upper rim

REFERENCES

Amiell, Josep M., "Piques baptismal de la Val d'Aran", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 32-35; r["References"]
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-
Mestre i Godes, Jesús, Viatge al romànic català: les valls pirenenques, Barcelona: RACC Club-Edicions 62, 1999