Barbera del Valles No. 1 / Barberà del Vallès
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BU01: human figure - hand
Scene Description: not known whther the right or the left hand
INFORMATION
FontID: 09777BAR
Church/Chapel: Església de Santa Maria de Barberà
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located just SE of Sabadell, between this town and the E15
Century and Period: 12th century (early) (?), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: A similar stoup at Santa Maria de les Arenes
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Ferrando i Roig (1997: 150) as a holy-water stoup decorated with an open hand on its underbowl, a stoup similar, but of cruder workmanship, than the one at Santa Maria de les Arenes, 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
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