Mazandrero
Results: 2 records
BBU01: design element - motifs - sawtooth
Scene Description: all around the upper basin side
UB01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
Scene Description: around the upper end of the stem
INFORMATION
FontID: 07131MAZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Lorenzo?
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cantabria, Cantabria
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Campoo de Suso
Historical Region: Santander province
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47 and ill. on p. between 40-41) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Romanesque period. The basin is hemispherical with almost vertical sides; the upper side is ornamented with a saw-tooth motif all around; the stem of the base is short, with a large roll moulding at the upper end. The font stands on a circular plinth.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (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