Siurana No. 3 / La Seviriana / Siurana de Prades / Xibrana

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BBU01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

Scene Description: almost totally eroded now

INFORMATION

FontID: 08379SIU
Church/Chapel: Església de Santa Maria
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Tarragona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Cornudella de Montsant ENE of Falset, in the Priorat region
Font Location in Church: Located at the entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXI: 92, 394): holy-water stoup probably of the late 12th or early 13th century, Romanesque period; the basin is a rather crude work made of sandstone and ornamented with a blind arcade that is now practically eroded due to its exposure to te elements; it is located before the entrance, upside down, on top of a column; in the interior there appears to be a flower motif but it is probably a later addition [cf. Index entries for Siurana Nos. 1 & 2 for two other Romanesque "piques" in this same church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 41 cm
Height of Basin Side: 22 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXI: 394)

REFERENCES

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