Sallent d'Organya No. 1, Sant Andreu de Sallent d'Organyà / Sant Maximí de Sallent d'Organyà
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INFORMATION
FontID: 08168SAL
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Església de San Andreu (or Sant Maximí)
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: Spain
Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Coll de Nargó, off the road to Isona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, built into a corner
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 187): holy-water stoup built into a corner of the church interior with mortar; its exterior is roughly quadrangular, with rounded sides on one of which two large Greek crosses are visible: the one on the left is a Maltese cross in a circle, while the one on the right appears pattée; the inside of the well is crudely carved with wide concave ribs [eight?]. Although the piece has a crude appearance, the source suggests a late-Romanesque dating. [cf. Index entry for Sallent d'Organyà No. 2 for a late baptismal font in this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: multi-lobed
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Diameter (includes rim): 40 cm*
Basin Total Height: 25 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 25 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 187) *[NB: the source describes it as "40 cm de diàmetre extern", although the piece is more square than round]
REFERENCES
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-