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design element - motifs - scallop

around the bottom of the basin, where it meets the plinth
Scene Description: around the bottom of the basin, where it meets the plinth

symbol - cross

It appears Greek, with a split on the low end of the vertical arm
Scene Description: It appears Greek, with a split on the low end of the vertical arm

INFORMATION

FontID: 07074ENT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cantabria, Cantabria
Directions to Site: Located near Solares, 2 km S of Hoznayo, 25 km SE of Santander capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Comarca de Trasmiera, Santander province
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Calderón Escalada (1971: p. between pp. 40-41) as a round tub-shaped baptismal font of the Romanesque period; there is a cross (Greek?) on one of the sides of the basin; at the place where the basin meets the round plinth there is some scallop motif.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.377778, -3.676667
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 22′ 40″ N, 3° 40′ 36″ W
UTM: 30T 445185 4802990

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971