Espira-de-l'Agly No. 2 / Espira de l'Agli / Espirà de l'Aglí

INFORMATION

FontID: 04926ESP
Church/Chapel: Églisse paroissiale Sainte-Marie / Santa Maria d'Espirà de l'Aglí
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 66600 Espira-de-l'Agly, France
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located off the D117, 12 kms NNW of Perpignan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan-Elne
Historical Region: Roussillon -- Perpignan Méditerranée
Font Location in Church: At the west end, by the left wall
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Illustrated in Catalunya romànica 13 (2001: 66): the stoup has a plain hemispherical marble (?) basin and stands on a cylindrical shaft, also plain but for a roll moulding between the top of the stem and the bottom of the basin.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.778535, 2.836091
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 46′ 42.73″ N, 2° 50′ 9.93″ E
UTM: 31T 486572 4736244

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Catalunya romànica 13: el Rosselló, el Vallespir, la Fenolleda, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2001