Frontera No. 2 / La Frontera

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Results: 4 records

BBU01: design element - motifs - semicircle

Scene Description: all around

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BU01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

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BU02: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: inscribed in the arches of the arcade

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view of stoup

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INFORMATION

FontID: 08734FRO
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located in El Campichuelo, in the north area of the province
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted, inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Holy-water stoup that appears to match the material, style and ornamentation of the baptismal font in this church, therefore medieval, probably Romanesque. The wall-mounted stoup is hemispheric and, like the font, bears two levels of decoration on its sides; unlike the font, however, the upper basin side is ornamented with semi-circular motifs all around, while the underbowl carries the same blind arcade st the font, inscrbing thick ribs within the arches. [We are grateful to Angels Majó Rais and to Montserrat Estela, of Barcelona, Spain, for the images of and information on this stoup] -- [cf. Index entry for La Frontera No. 1 for a matching (?) baptismal font in the same church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round