Vich No. 3 / Vic

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08348VIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early), Romanesque
Museum: Museo Episcopal de Vich / Museu Episcopal de Vic (Vich / Vic), Inv. no. 9 771
Church / Chapel Name: [original location unknown]
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the museum] Plaça del Bisbe Oliba, 3, 08500 Vic, Barcelona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 938 86 93 60
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Vich / Vic is located 60-65 km N of Barcelona capital. The museum is located in the historic centre of town of the main square
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXII: 66-68): fragment of an early 12th-century baptismal font; hemispherical basin ornamented with a pattern of tiny square motifs around the upper basin side; below it and arcade of round arches in the manner of wide ribs; these are plain except for two at the front, which include a pair of deer, perhaps male and female; the pedestal base is slightly conical, almost cylindrical, with the top narrower than the bottom; towards the bottom there are two parallel roll mouldings; the lower base appears quadrangular. This font, now reconstructed and housed in the episcopal museum of the town of Vich/Vic, is of unknown origin; the date of acquisition by the museum is not registered either ["no consta"].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 438289 4642115
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.928589, 2.255688
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 55′ 42.92″ N, 2° 15′ 20.48″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 84.5 cm
Basin Total Height: 44 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXII: 67)

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XXII: 66-69