Soto del Real
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B01: design element - motifs - ball
INFORMATION
FontID: 07812SOT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Country Name: Spain
Location: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Directions to Site: Located off the N-607, 42 km from Madrid (at Colmenar Viejo take the north turn and follow for 8 km to Soto del Real -- the church is in the NW area, near the medieval bridge on the Chozas river)
Font Location in Church: In the churchyard [garden]
Century and Period: 15th century (late), Late Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font from the end of the 15ht century ornamented with ball motif; this font is reported in the churchyard or garden [NB: a later font, Barroque and dated to 1748 by an inscription, resides in the interior of the church -- the later font is not listed in this Index] -- [NB: the earlier humble name of the town, "Chozas", was replaced in 1966 for the present one of "Soto del Real"]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone