Arcusa No. 2
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Results: 10 records
B01: design element - motifs - rope moulding
Scene Description: a thick one, 2/3 down the basin side, all around
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B02: design element - motifs - ball
Scene Description: several, alternating with the crude heads
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BBL01: design element - motifs - rope moulding
Scene Description: a thinner one, around the lower rim
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BH01: human figure - head
Scene Description: several, crude and flat, around the basin side
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LB01: design element - motifs - floral
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LB03: design element - motifs - plant or tree?
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LB04: design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: geometrical motifs of a varied nature: some appear to be wheels, concentric circles, etc.
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view of font
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view of base
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design element - motifs - foliage
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06375ARC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century [basin], Medieval [composite]
Cognate Fonts: Coscojuela de Fantova (basin only)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial
Font Location in Church: Inside, at the W end
Church Address: C. San Esteban, 21, 22149 Arcusa, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-2205, in the municipality of Ainsa-Sobrarbe, about 80 km from Huesca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huesca y Jaca
Additional Comments: composite font / recycled font: it appears to have been made up from two leftover parts unrelated MUST USE: images available
Font Notes:
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García Omedes' web site http://www.webcindario.com/sobrarbe/99025-ArcusaPila.htm describes and illustrates this baptismal font of obvious composite nature now located in the parish church of Arcusa; the basin is roughly cylindrical ornamented around its middle with a number of flat human faces rendered; between the heads are ball motifs; below the heads, about 2/3 down the basin side, a thick rope moulding all around; lower still, right at the lower rim, a thinner rope moulding. The base is a quadrangular pedestal, three of its sides ornamented with floral, foliage and geometric motifs. This source suggests a 16th-century dating for the basin by analogy to the one at Coscojuela de Fantova, but the work on the basin sides could be earlier [the church at Coscojuela de Fantova belongs to the Aragonese Gothic style]. The same source quotes Aramendia [?] with the suggestion that it could be from an earlier Mozarabic or Visigothic building, perhaps an altar base; it also considers the possibility that it be a copy of a 9th or 10th century artist's style.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela for bringing this font to our attention, and to Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com] for the information and images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 259259 4689317
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.318889, 0.078611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 19′ 8″ N, 0° 4′ 43″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round