Suano
Results: 2 records
B01: design element - motifs - cartwheel
Scene Description: on one of the sides of the basin, between two palmettes
B02: design element - motifs - palmette - 2
Scene Description: with a cartwheel between them
INFORMATION
FontID: 07136SUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor
Church Patron Saints: St. Justus & St. Pastor
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cantabria, Cantabria
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Campo de Suso
Historical Region: Santander province
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Listed in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47 and ill. on p. opp. 44) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Romanesque period ornamented a cartwheel between palmettes, which makes it unique in the region. The basin is hemispehrical with graded motif at the underbowl, as well as the motifs already pointed out by Calderón Escalada. The stem of the base is round and very short. The font is raised 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