Berdun / Berdún
Image copyright © Javier & Julia Torrens, 2001
Permission received
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier & Julia Torrens, 2001
Image Source: photograph by Javier and Julia Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
view of basin - interior
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier & Julia Torrens, 2001
Image Source: photograph by Javier and Julia Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04919BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century[composite font?], Baroque [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eulalia de Berdún
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end, near the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Merida
Church Notes: 15th-16thC church
Church Address: Pl. Sta. Eulalia, 22770 Berdún, Huesca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 974 37 17 29
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-240, about 25-30 km W of Jaca
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barbastro–Monzón
Historical Region: La Jacetania
Additional Comments: recycled font: opus mixtum/composite font: the basin is mounted on a square column of a totally different shape and stone
Font Notes:
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The rounded basin has a large scotia under the rim and is not very deep inside; it is mounted on a square column of a totally different shape and stone. Totally plain except for the mouldings on the upper part of the base. It is probably a composite font (opus mixtum), since neither the style of the two parts, nor the type of stone, match.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to to Julia and Javier Torrens for providing the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 675686 4718990
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.603333, -0.858333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36′ 12″ N, 0° 51′ 30″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: The hole appears now plugged