Campo nr. San Salvador de Cantamuda / El Campo

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INFORMATION
FontID: 08023CAM
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Country Name: Spain
Location: Palencia, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off the CL-627, in La Pernia area, just NW of San Salvador de Cantamuda
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to José L. Estalayo Demier [http://geocities.com/tremaya1] for bringing this font to our attention and for the images of the same
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Plain bucket-shaped baptismal font probably of the Romanesque period; the plain basin sits on a short circular base. The upper rim shows damage at front and back, consistent with the forceful removal of the iron staples of the old cover.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Notes: iron staples from the old cover removed