Mazandrero

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07131MAZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century (?) / 17th century (?), Romanesque?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Lorenzo?
Church Notes: 17thC church
Church Address: 39210 Mazandrero, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-280, in the municipality of Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, about 13 km NW of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 396516 4766719
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.046111, -4.270556
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 2′ 46″ N, 4° 16′ 14″ W

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, p. 47 and ill. on p. between 40-41