Yecapixtla

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view of church interior - entrance, choir and west end of nave

the font is under the choir, in the centre of the nave, just inside the entrance
Scene Description: the font is under the choir, in the centre of the nave, just inside the entrance
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx, 2004
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09199YEC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid-to-late), Tequitqui
Church / Chapel Name: Convento Agustino de San Juan Bautista, Yecapixtla
Font Location in Church: Located at the main entrance, western side of the nave, under the choir, in the centre
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: The church is described -with a brief mention of the font- in "Yecaxpila es mucho más" by Magalí Sarmiento Fradera, in México desconocido, no. 291 (May 2001) [www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx]
Church Address: Sufragio Efectivo S/N, Centro, 62820 Yecapixtla, Mor., Mexico -- Tel.: +52 731 357 2065
Site Location: Morelos, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located off road 10, 35-40 km E of Cuernavaca, about 100 km from Mexico D.F., down road 115
Font Notes:
Duverger (2003: 131) includes this font as one of the late 16th-century Mexican baptismal vessels with pre-Hispanique influences on their ornamentation, in this case the low-relief that shows two male jaguars and two women with naked breasts.

COORDINATES

UTM: 14Q 514419 2088020
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 18.8842, -98.8631
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 18° 53′ 3.12″ N, 98° 51′ 47.16″ 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