Villanova
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02670VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Sahún, also in Huesca, Spain
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María
Font Location in Church: In a niche
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Address: Ctra. de la, 7, 22467 Villanova, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: In the Valle de Benasque; accessible via the C-139.
Font Notes:
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Hemispherical basin ornamented with ribs which are framed in thick round lines resembling an arcade. The base is shaped like a bulbous vase, bulging at the bottom (description based on ill. in Iglesias Costa, 1985 )
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 291776 4713895
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.546677, 0.462086
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 32′ 48.04″ N, 0° 27′ 43.51″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Iglesias Costa, Manuel, Arquitectura románica, siglos X-XI, XII, XIII, Barcelona: Akribos, 1985, vol.1/3, p. 191 and ill. on p. 194