Puebla del Prior

INFORMATION

FontID: 04845PUE

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban [formerly Iglesia prioral]

Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen

Country Name: Spain

Location: Badajoz, Extremadura

Directions to Site: Located in the partido judicial de Villafranca de los Barros, towards the geographic centre of the province, 90 km ESE of Badajoz city

Century and Period: 17th century, Classical

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Described in Mélida (1925) as a marble baptismal font in the Classical style, a hemispherical basin raised on a baluster pedestal.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

Number of Pieces: two?

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Mélida, José Ramón, Catálogo monumental de España: provincia de Badajoz [3 vols.], Madrid: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, 1925