Villa Fortunatus nr. Fraga

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INFORMATION

FontID: 08453FOR

Church/Chapel: Early-Christian basilica

Country Name: Spain

Location: Huesca, Aragón

Directions to Site: Located about 4 km N of Fraga, in the direction of Monzón, on the left bank of the Cinca river, in the Somontano-Bajo Cinca region

Font Location in Church: In the site

Century and Period: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Antonio García-Omedes of www.romanicoaragones.com for his images of the site

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Rectangular sunken baptismal font (?) of the early-Christian basilica located in the archaeological site usually know as "Villa Fortunatus" [cf. http://www.romanicoaragones.com/33-Bajocinca/990467-FragaVF.htm for information on the Villa Fortunatus site]. Described in Fontaine (1973-1977, t. 1: 395) as a "bassin de nymphée romain rectangulaire, qui pourrait avoir été réutilisé ultérieurement comme baptistère".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Font Shape: rectangular (sunken)

Basin Interior Shape: rectangular

Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular

REFERENCES

Fontaine, Jacques, Art pré-roman hispanique, La Pierre-qui-vire, Yonne: Zodiaque, 1973-1977

García de Castro Valdés, César, Arqueología cristiana de la alta Edad Media en Asturias, Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos, 1995

Schlunk, Helmut, Die Denkmäler der frühchristlichen und westgotischen Zeit, Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1978