Casaseca de la Chanas

Results: 3 records

BBL01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: very large protruding ribs reaching to the bottom of the underbowl

LB01: design element - motifs - scroll - 4

Scene Description: at 90-degree angles

R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 07730CAS
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Country Name: Spain
Location: Zamora, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located on the C-605, 9-10 km SSE of Zamora capital
Font Location in Church: In the S side, W end
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic? / Early Renaissance?
A large roughly hemispherical baptismal font ornamented with large protruding ribbed pattern around the lower side and underbowl; the upper part of the basin side is vertical and plain except for a roll moulding around the upper rim; this area is reinforced with an iron brace; the basin is a rather crude ill-proportioned work. The base is round at the top, with four scrolls and square at the bottom. [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Barcelona, Spain, for bringing this font to our attention - the image source cannot be shown for copyright reasons]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round