Ribera del Fresno / Rivera del Fresno
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B01: symbol - shell
Scene Description: Pilgrim shells, a/p description in Mélida (1925)
INFORMATION
FontID: 04846RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Gracia
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Badajoz, Extremadura
Directions to Site: Located in the partido judicial de Villafranca de los Barros [antes Almendralejo], about 80 km ESE of Badajoz city
Century and Period: 16th century(early), Gothic
Font Notes:
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Described in Mélida (1925) as a baptismal font in the Gothic style, with a polygonal basin bearing pilgrim shell ornamentation.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
REFERENCES
Mélida, José Ramón, Catálogo monumental de España: provincia de Badajoz [3 vols.], Madrid: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, 1925