Lemayo / Lemaio
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09188LEM
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 8th - 9th century, Pre-Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Marina, Lemayo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Grixario, 15146 Carballo, A Coruña, Spain
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the AG-55, in the municipality and 4-5 km WNW of Laracha, 6-7 km NE of Carballo
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: two pre-Romanesque capitals used as basin and stoup now
Font Notes:
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Described in Castillo López (1987 c1972: 279-280): two pre-Romanesque capitals, very similar to each other, decorated with cattail leaves and probably dating to the 8th or 9th century; they are now used as a holy-water stoup, one serving as basin, the other as base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 529126 4789542
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.258125, -8.641156
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 15′ 29.25″ N, 8° 38′ 28.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: other (two capitals)
REFERENCES
- Castillo López, Angel, Inventario de la riqueza monumental y artística de Galicia, [La Coruña]: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, 1987 (c1972), p. 279-280