Arcusa No. 1
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2008
Image Source: Antonio García Omedes, www.romanicoaragones.com
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INFORMATION
FontID: 06376ARC
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Country Name: Spain
Location: Huesca, Aragón
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Ainsa-Sobrarbe, 78 km from Huesca, on the road to Buil
Font Location in Church: In the west end
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
A tub-shaped baptismal font probably form the Romanesque period; it resembles the ones found on both sides of the border, but especially in the conflent area of southern France; the monolithic hemispherical basin appears totally plain and rests directly on the ground. [cf. Index entry for Arcusa No. 2 for an ornamented font believed to be originally from Morcat and now located in this church] [A faint and partial image of this font is visible in www.romanicoaragones.com]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round