Olmedila de Alarcon No. 1 / Olmedilla de Alarcón
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B01: design element - motifs - rope
Scene Description: a/p description and illustration in Nieto Taberné (2001: 55)
INFORMATION
FontID: 04989OLM
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro y San Pablo
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-2000, at the SE end of the Embalse de Alarcon, 80 km SW of the town of Cuenca
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, just W of the S entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (2001) as a crude hemispheric basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal; the upper rim is ornamented with a rope moulding.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009
Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001