Siguenza No. 3 / Segontia /Sigüenza
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02656SIG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Museum: Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo (Sigüenza)
Church Address: Plaza Obispo Don Bernardo, S-N Antigua Casa De Los Barrenas, 19250 Sigüenza, Guadalajara, Spain -- Tel.: +34 949 39 10 23
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-110, about 70 km NE of Guadalajara capital, 100 from Madrid. The museum is located is located in the town centre, just SW of the cathedral
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza
Historical Region: Serranía de Guadalajara
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shaped baptismal font; one of three in the courtyard of the Museum; the basin shows large trapezoidal ornamentation on its sides; plain round base and square lower base/plinth (description based on ill. in Herrera Casado, 1992)
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 530110 4546371
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.068028, -2.641611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 4′ 4.9″ N, 2° 38′ 29.8″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Herrera Casado, Antonio, Catedral y el Museo Diocesano de Sigüenza, [Zaragoza?]: IberCaja, 1992, ill. on p. 85