Tribaldos

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05000TRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santo Domingo de Silos de Tribaldos
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: C. de la Iglesia, 4, 16452 Tribaldos, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CUV-7021, 3-4 km W of Uclés, about 80 km W of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Historical Region: Tierra de Uclés / Mancha Alta
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (2001: 72-73) as a lovely Romanesque baptismal font whose conical base is ornamented with a large zig-zag motif all around; the basin is hemispherical and totally plain..

COORDINATES

UTM: 30S 508709 4424684
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.972269, -2.898011
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 58′ 20.17″ N, 2° 53′ 52.84″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001, p. 72-73