Merida No. 3 / Emerita Augusta / Mérida
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Results: 6 records
B01: animal - fish - 4
![a large one on the left [or bottom] side, plus three others around the large bird](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1050925014_compressed.png)
Scene Description: a large one on the left [or bottom] side, plus three others around the large bird
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 2005
B02: animal - bird
Scene Description: surrounded by several fish and a snake
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 2008
B03: animal - reptile - snake
Scene Description: over the large bird
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 2005
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 2008
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![left side [bottom]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1050925012_compressed.png)
Scene Description: left side [bottom]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2005
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![right side [top]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1050925013_compressed.png)
Scene Description: right side [top]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2005
INFORMATION
FontID: 08844MER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo Arqueológico de Mérida (Badajoz prov.)
Church/Chapel: [unknown]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Badajoz, Extremadura
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 7th century, Visigothic
Font Notes:
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Illustrated and captioned in Schlunk (1978: pl. 85) as a water vessel [=Wasserspeier] of the 7th century; the visible side has animal motifs: four fish of different sizes, one bird and one snake. The object rectangular, with the back right corner missing. It is not known whether or not this was a baptismal / holy-water vessel.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
Font Shape: rectangular
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
REFERENCES
Schlunk, Helmut, Die Denkmäler der frühchristlichen und westgotischen Zeit, Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1978