Museo Maricel No. 1 / Museu Maricel

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BBU01: design element - motifs - geometric

R01: design element - motifs - geometric

INFORMATION

FontID: 07211MAR
Museum and Inventory Number: Museu Maricel (Sitges, Barcelona prov.)
Church/Chapel: [original church unknown]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in Sitges, in Carrer del Fonollar, 2-6 [Sala III, no. 548]
Font Location in Church: [now in a museum]
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 275-276) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century made of limestone; it is from the collection of J. Pérez Rosales, now in the Museu Maricel i del Cau Ferrat, Sitges, Barcelona province; its origin is unknown; the basin is bucket-shaped and ornamented with incised geometric motifs at the upper rim and upper basin sides; the base is modern [cf. Index entry for Museo Maricel No. 2 for a holy-water stoup in this museum]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 58.5 cm
Basin Depth: 28 cm
Basin Total Height: 79 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 275)

REFERENCES

Catalunya romànica 19: El Baix Ebre - La Terra Alta - El Matarranya - Museus amb art romànic, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2002
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-