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INFORMATION

FontID: 08341ESP
Church/Chapel: Església de Santa Magdalena
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Òdena, 2 km from Igualada, in the Anoia region
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Listed in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 528), after Cruañes-Virella (1984): medieval (?) baptismal font; the basin is drawn in this source as cauldron-shaped; no base.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 10.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 80 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 101 cm
Basin Depth: 43 cm*
Basin Total Height: 60 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 528), 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-