Valle de Matamoros
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Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
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design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cosme Alvarez, 2003
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Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
design element - patterns - fluted
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cosme Alvarez, 2003
Image Source: Cosme Alvarez [www.nuevoportal.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08005MAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Rufino González, 3, 06177 Valle de Matamoros, Badajoz, Spain
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-435, 8 km N of Jerez de los Caballeros
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Badajoz
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 17th century made of ceramic; the font consists of a bucket-shaped basin ornamented with ribbed pattern on the sides and a "lip" at the upper rim; the base has a cylindrical stem bearing a similar decorative pattern to that of the basin, topped by a capital. [We are grateful to Cosme Alvarez, of www.nuevoportal.com, for the information and image of this font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 691865 4250117
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.378695, -6.803467
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 22′ 43.3″ N, 6° 48′ 12.48″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: ceramic
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round