Montemolin / Montemolín
Image copyright © Cosme Alvarez, 2003
Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
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Scene Description: Photograph by Cosme Alvarez [by permission]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cosme Alvarez, 2003
Image Source: Cosme Alvarez [www.nuevoportal.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07034MON
Object Type: Other
Object Details: capital, Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 3rd - 5th century, Roman [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Purísima Concepción de Montemolín [aka Nuestra Señora de la Concepción]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Pl. de la Constitución, 7, 06291 Montemolín, Badajoz, Spain -- Tel.: +34 924 51 01 52
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BA-067 - BA-094 crossroads, E of the E-803, 90-100 km SE of Badajoz capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Mérida-Badajoz
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: Beautiful corinthian capital, believed to be of Roman origin, now serving as holy-water stoup [source: www.nuevoportal.com/andando/pueblos/extrema]
Font Notes:
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Described in the source as a beautiful corinthian capital, believed to be of Roman origin, now serving as holy-water stoup [source: www.nuevoportal.com/andando/pueblos/extrema] [NB: it appears that the capital part is the base of the stoup] [We are grateful to Cosme Alvarez, of www.nuevoportal.com, for the image of this stoup]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 743633 4226883
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.156947, -6.219378
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 9′ 25.01″ N, 6° 13′ 9.76″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round