Bovalar / El Bovalar / Bobala Seros / Bobalá

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view of font

a visualization of a baptism in the Bovalar font
Scene Description: a visualization of a baptism in the Bovalar font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Museu de Lleida? [2006?]
Image Source: B&W reproduction of a drawing captioned 'Museu de Lleida', in Achim Arbeiter (2003, fig. 22)
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view of font and canopy, baldachin

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Schlunk, 1978
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in Schlunk (1978, pl. 59)
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08384BOV
Object Type: Baptismal Font2
Font Century and Period/Style: 6th century, Early Christian / Visigothic
Museum: Museu Arqeològic de l'Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs
Church / Chapel Name: Basílica Paleocristiana del Bovalar [now in the Museu Arqeològic de l'Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs]
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Church Address: Partida del Bovalar, s/n, Seròs (Segrià). Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Archaeological site located off the C-45, on the S bank of the Segre river, in the municipality an 1-2 km S of Serós / Seròs, Lérida / Lleida
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lérida
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- ): quadrangular baptismal font of the 6th century from the early-Christian basilica of El Bovalar; the quadrangular basin is made up of several large stone blocks which form the parapet that would have stood above ground; on the upper side of the blocks are the bases of the columns that would have formed the covering arches. Described and illustrated in Schlunk (1978). Noted and illustrated in Arbeiter (2003) with an interesting rendition of a 6th-century baptism in the font. Noted with some measurements in Ferguson (2009). The font in its museum location is llustrated in the Magatzems generals del Dipòsit (Barcelona). Inclouen el Museu d'Història de Catalunya [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:064_Museu_d'Història_de_Catalunya,_baptisteri_del_Bovalar.JPG] [accessed 7 June 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 285090 4592484
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.455182, 0.426957
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 27′ 18.65″ N, 0° 25′ 37.04″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: quadrangular, above ground
Basin Interior Shape: quadrangular
Basin Exterior Shape: quadrangular
Basin Depth: 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [a/p Ferguson (2009)]

REFERENCES

  • Arbeiter, Achim, "Los edficios de culto cristiano: escenario de la liturgia", Repertorio de arquitectura cristiana en Extremadura: época tardoantigua y altomedieval, Mérida: Instituto de Arqueología de Mérida, 2003, p. 198ff and fig. 22
  • Ferguson, Everett, Baptism in the Early Church: history, theology, and liturgy in the first five centuries, Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2009, p. 848
  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XXIV: 29
  • García de Castro Valdés, César, Arqueología cristiana de la alta Edad Media en Asturias, Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos, 1995, p. 243
  • Schlunk, Helmut, Die Denkmäler der frühchristlichen und westgotischen Zeit, Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1978, pl. 59