Burgal
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2004
Image Source: Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail of 21 July 2004)
INFORMATION
FontID: 09880BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Monestir de Sant Pere [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Font Location in Church: In the ruins of the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font found in the ruins of the church of this old monastery. The font, very weathered and damaged, appears to consist of a rounded basin raised on a base made of blocks cemented together. The local Catalan government, responsible for the protection of the site, has posted a sign that dates the font tentatively to the 16th or 17th century and informs that it was found during the archaeological excavations of the site. [cf. Index entry for Barcelona No. 6, for an earlier font [pica d'oli?] believed to be from this church and now kept in the MNAC in Barcelona] [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Baercelona, Spain, for the information on and the photograph of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round