Lomba / La Lomba

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07077LOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santo Tomás de La Lomba
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Thomas
Church Address: 39210 La Lomba, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-183, in the municipality of Campoo de Suso, 12-13 km W of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Calderón Escalada (1971: p. between pp. 40-41) as a goblet-shaped baptismal font of the Romanesque period; there is a human head and a plant (?) motif on the side of the basin; below them, a row of tiny ball motif. The stem of the base is very short and topped by a rope moulding. The plinth or lower base is circular and has the same tiny ball motif on its upper surface.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 395279 4763612
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.017969, -4.285161
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 1′ 4.69″ N, 4° 17′ 6.58″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
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, p. between pp. 40-41