Seville No. 4 / Hispalis / Sevilla
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09326SEV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1500?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santiago
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Address: C. Santiago, 31, Casco Antiguo, 41003 Sevilla, Spain
Site Location: Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: In the city centre, at the corner of c/Lanza and c/Santigo, near the Casa de Pilatos
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sevilla
Font Notes:
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Described in Davies (1962: 66) [after the Catálogo arqueológico...] as a baptismal font dated ca. 1500 consisting of a "circular bowl on a thick pedestal, without base".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 235608 4142478
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.391386, -5.986519
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 23′ 28.99″ N, 5° 59′ 11.47″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Davies, J.G., The Architectural Setting of Baptism, London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962, p. 66
- Hernández Díaz, José, Catálogo arqueológico y artístico de la provincia de Sevilla, Sevilla: Servicio de Defensa del Patrimonio Artístico Nacional [Imprenta de La Gavidia], 1939-, vol. II: pl. 461