Clariana / Argençola

INFORMATION

FontID: 08337CLA
Church/Chapel: Santa Maria de Clariana?
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Argençola, in the Anoia region
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Listed in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 527), after Cruañes-Virella (1984): medieval (?) baptismal font; the basin is drawn in this source as cauldron-shaped with a part of the underbowl missing.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 6.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 66 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 79 cm
Basin Depth: 37 cm
Basin Total Height: 52 cm [57 cm*]
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 527), after Cruañes-Virella (1984) *[estimated in the source vs. the actual height now of 52 cm]

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-