Sant Julia de Loria No. 2 / Sant Julià de Lòria

INFORMATION

FontID: 08174LOR
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Julià i Sant Germà
Church Patron Saints: St. Julianus & St. Germanus
Country Name: Andorra
Location: Andorra
Directions to Site: Located to the left of La Valira, at the foot of the Rabassa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: oil font? / pica d'oli?
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 510) as a crudely rendered Romanesque font, possibly an 'oil font' ["pica d'oli"], of the late 12th century; it is plain and roughly hemispherical; the upper basin shows two depressions where the font cover hardware would have been fitted. This font was recovered in 1983 from having been built into the wall at an earlier time.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 16.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 103 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 136 cm
Basin Depth: 33 cm
Basin Total Height: 73 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 510)

LID INFORMATION

Notes: the upper basin side shows indentations for the hardware of the old cover

REFERENCES

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