Valle de Matamoros
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Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
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Image Source: Cosme Alvarez [www.nuevoportal.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
LB01: 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
FontID: 08005MAT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Badajoz, Extremadura
Directions to Site: Located on the N-435, 8 km N of Jerez de los Caballeros
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century,
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
ceramic
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round