Cibea

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05037CIB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Cangas de Narcea workshop?
Cognate Fonts: Other such fonts in the area of Cangas de Narcea: Arbás, Besullo, Castañedo, Cibuyo, Limés and Naviego.
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial [formerly Monasterio de Santiago]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Address: Cibea, 33817 Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain
Site Location: Asturias, Principado de Asturias, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CN-4, in the municipality and 19 km SE of Cangas de Narcea, 112 km from Oviedo capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Oviedo
Historical Region: Oviedo
Font Notes:
Listed in García de Castro (1995) as one of several baptismal fonts of the same type -hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal- found in the municipality of Cangas de Narcea; this one is probably dated to the late 11th -date of the consecration of the church: 1083- or earl 12th century. Noted in García de Castro Valdés (1995 and [s.d.] 1998?) Described in Alvarez Martínez (1999) as one in a group of pedestal fonts with a square lower base, with either hemispherical or conical shaped basins of the 12th-13th century. The ornamentation consists usually of a blind arcade of Romanesque arches. [NB: García de Castro Valdés ([s.d.] 1998?) cites his own 1995 work and mentions an inscription-based date of 1083 for this font -- TO BE COMPLETED]

COORDINATES

UTM: 29T 707287 4771323
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.066301, -6.454176
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 3′ 58.69″ N, 6° 27′ 15.04″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Alvarez Martínez, María Soledad, El románico en Asturias, Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 1999, p. 264, 265
  • García de Castro Valdés, César, "Nuevas piezas de arqueología cristiana altomedieval en Asturias", 7 (2000), Revista de Arqueología del Área de Historia Medieval, 2000, pp. [201]-218; p. 210
  • García de Castro Valdés, César, Arqueología cristiana de la alta Edad Media en Asturias, Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos, 1995, p. 245 fn 375