San Pedro de Rocas nr. Esgos

Image copyright © Zodiaque, 1973-1977
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INFORMATION
FontID: 08457PED
Church/Chapel: Monasterio y Eremitorio de San Pedro de Rocas
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off the N-120 (dir. Leon), about 3 km from Esgos
Font Location in Church: Inside the central nave?
Century and Period: 9th century, Pre-Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
A square object similar to a baptismal font appears in the central nave of the rupestrian church of San Pedro de Rocas [image source: Fontain (1973-1977, t. 2: pl. 58)]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: square
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
Fontaine, Jacques, Art pré-roman hispanique, La Pierre-qui-vire, Yonne: Zodiaque, 1973-1977