Franqueira No. 2
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view of stoup
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Image Source: Valle Pérez (2003: 36[detail])
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view of stoup in context
Scene Description: bottom left
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Image Source: Valle Pérez (2003: 36)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 09218FRA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia del monasterio cisterciense de Santa María de a Franqueira
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Pontevedra, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of A Cañiza, in the SE of the province
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the bottom of the chancel (?) arch
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Illustrated in Valle Pérez (2003: 36): plain crudely rendered tub-shaped holy-water stoup built into the left side of the chancel (?) arch in this church; it has a square platform base that appears to be part of the same block.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
López de Guereñu, Gerardo, Alava, 1962