Naviego / Naviegu

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05039NAV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Other such fonts in the area of Cangas de Narcea: Arbás, Besullo, Castañedo, Cibea, Cibuyo and Limés.
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Vicente
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent
Church Address: 33818 Regla de Naviego, Asturias, Spain
Site Location: Asturias, Principado de Asturias, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AS-213, in the municipality and 14 km S of Cangas de Narcea, 110 km from Oviedo capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Oviedo
Historical Region: Oviedo
Font Notes:
Listed in García de Castro (1995: 245 fn 375) as one of several baptismal fonts consisting of a hemispherical basin ornamented with a blind arcade, raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, probably the output of a workshop in this area. Described in Alvarez Martínez (1999: 265) 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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29T 700056 4771086
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.06611, -6.542989
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 3′ 58″ N, 6° 32′ 34.76″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Alvarez Martínez, María Soledad, El románico en Asturias, Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 1999, p. 265
  • 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