Coixtlahuaca No. 1

Chalice-shaped baptismal font probably of the mid to late 16th century; the basin has a band of foliage between two rope motifs at the upper rim, below which it is covered in ribbed pattern; there is another thin band of rope motif at the junction with the pedestal base; the stem of the base has fluted pattern; the lower base has a round moulding raised on a square volume. There is some colour left on the surface of this font, chiefly on the basin lower side, green, red and yellow. The source gives the material simply as "cantera policromada" [=polychromed stone]. The font has a flat wooden cover (original?) of carved upper design painted green (description based on an illustration in Vences (2000))