Santa Maria de les Arenes in Sant Feliu del Raco / Sant Feliu del Racó

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human figure - hand - left hand
view of basin
view of basin's top
INFORMATION
FontID: 09776ARE
Church/Chapel: Ermita de Santa Maria de les Arenes
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located on the B124, in the municipality of Sant Feliu del Racó, just NW of Castellar del Vallès
Font Location in Church: In the atrium of the church, but not in its original position
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: A similar stoup at the church of Santa Maria in Barberà del Vallès
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Ferrando i Roig (1997: 150): a wall-mounted holy-water stoup decorated with a left hand on the underbowl. The source mentions that the stoup is no longer in the original place and too low on the wall to allow a view of the decoration; the bulding is dated to the 11th abd 12th centuries. A similar stoup, but of cruder workmanship, is mentioned for the church of Santa Maria in Barberà del Vallès, also in the Vallès region [cf. Index entry]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (inside rim): 20-25 cm* [approx.?]
Basin Total Height: 15-20 cm* [approx.]
Notes on Measurements: *[rough estimates based on the drawing in Ferrando i Roig (1997: 150)]
REFERENCES
Ferrando i Roig, Antoni, La vall del riu Ripoll: la vall d'Horta, la vall de Mur, les Arenes i Cadafalc, [Barcelona]: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1997