Sin

INFORMATION

FontID: 02673SIN

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban

Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen

Church Location: Pl. Mayor, 1, 22366 Sin, Huesca, Spain

Country Name: Spain

Location: Huesca, Aragón

Directions to Site: Accessible from the HU-641 road.

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huesca

Historical Region: Comarca de Sobrarbe

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, beneath the gallery

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The basin has a rope motif cable, just below the upper rim, whiuch surrounds the upper part; below it, the sides are totally covered by ribs which reach all the way to the base. The base itself is a square pedestal ornamented with fluting and striated patterns (Iglesias Costa, 1985 )

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