Canigou / Canigo / Canigó / Saint-Martin du Canigou
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human figure - head - wearing headdress? - 4
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken August 2004 by Juan Antonio Olañeta [www.claustro.com]
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken August 2004 by Juan Antonio Olañeta [www.claustro.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 6 Aug. 2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09917CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église abbatiale Saint-Martin du Canigou
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 66820 Casteil, France -- Tel.: +33 4 68 05 50 03
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D-116, about 5 km S of Vernet-les-Bains, 50-60 km W of Perpignan
Historical Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Font Notes:
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Medieval/late-medieval baptismal font consisting of an oval basin raised on a slender pedestal base which is ill-matched and may not be the original. The basin sides taper in from the top and the upper rim has a flat moulding with human heads framed by semicircles (hair? ruffle?) protruding from it at the four cardinal points; an inscription is barely visible on the moulding, though it is very worn -or barely scratched- and not clear whether or not it was part of the original design. The font may belong to the 15th-century reconstruction of the abbey church.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta, of www.claustro.com, for the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 450796 4708592
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.528144, 2.400892
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 31′ 41.32″ N, 2° 24′ 3.21″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: upper rim side
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: very worn
Inscription Source: [cf. ImageArea]