Parra / La Parra
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B01: design element - architectural - arcade
Scene Description: a/p description in Mélida (1925, v. 2, p. 55)
INFORMATION
FontID: 04820PAR
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de La Parra
Country Name: Spain
Location: Badajoz, Extremadura
Century and Period: 4th - 7th century, Early Christian
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Described in Mélida (1925) as a former capital, probably Roman/Christian, ornamented with arcades of the type found in primitive Christian sarcophagi; the upper part has been hollowed out to serve as holy-water stoup in the parish church.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: capital
REFERENCES
Mélida, José Ramón, Catálogo monumental de España: provincia de Badajoz [3 vols.], Madrid: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, 1925