Olivella, Sant Pere del Castellvell

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BBL01: design element - motifs - circle

Scene Description: incised

INFORMATION

FontID: 08335OLI
Church/Chapel: [originally from the church of Sat Pere del Castell d'Olivella]
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located ESE of Vilafranca del P., in the NE area of the Garraf region
Font Location in Church: Located in the place known as "font del Rector", in the Mas del Rector
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 267, 527): fragment [15 cm tall] of the basin of a medieval baptismal font found in the area known as "font del Rector", in the former orchard of the Mas del Rector; the basin was cylindrical and ornamented with incised circles; the font is believed to have originated at the church of Sant Pere del Castell d'Olivella (now in ruins); listed with measurements in Cruañes-Virella (1984).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: [fragment]
Font Shape: tub-shaped (cylindrical)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 11.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 98 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 121 cm
Basin Depth: 64 cm*
Basin Total Height: 86 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 86 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 527), after Cruañes-Virella (1984) *[estimated in the source]

REFERENCES

Cruañes i Oliver, Esteve, Piques baptismals d'immersió del Penedès i el seu entorn, Vilafranca del Penedès: Museu de Vilafranca, 1984
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-