Sin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02673SIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, beneath the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Pl. Mayor, 1, 22366 Sin, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Accessible from the HU-641 road.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Huesca
Historical Region: Comarca de Sobrarbe
Font Notes:
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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, vol.I/3. p. 89-91