Castellar de la Muntanya / Santa Maria de Castellar de la Muntanya

INFORMATION

FontID: 08161CAS

Church/Chapel: Església de Santa Maria

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Country Name: Spain

Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya

Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of La Val de Bianya

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, partly-built into a wall

Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IV: 389): baptismal font probably of the 12th century; the basin is cylindrical and totally plain, with a chamfered underbowl; the short pedestal base is also cylindrical and plain. The font, probably not in its original position, is now partly built into a wall inside the church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Number of Pieces: two?

Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-