Erongaricuaro / Erongarícuaro

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09197ERO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late), Tequitqui
Church / Chapel Name: [unknown]
Church Address: Erongarícuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Site Location: Michoacán, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located 14-15 km NW of Pátzcuaro
Font Notes:
Duverger (2003: 131) includes this font as one of the late 16th-century Mexican baptismal vessels with pre-Hispanic influences on their ornamentation, in this case, in the execution of the acanthus leaves.

COORDINATES

UTM: 14Q 214590 2168159
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 19.587961, -101.720637
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 19° 35′ 16.66″ N, 101° 43′ 14.29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Duverger, Christian, Pierres métisses: l'art sacré des indiens du Mexique au XVIe siècle, Paris: Seuil, 2003, p. 131