Canigou / Canigo / Canigó / Saint-Martin du Canigou

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BH01: human figure - head - wearing headdress? - 4

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R01: inscription

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09917CAN
Church/Chapel: Eglise abbatiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located 2.5 km S of Vernet-les-Bains
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th - 16th century, Medieval
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. [We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta, of www.claustro.com, for the images of this font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: very worn
Inscription Location: upper rim side
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]
Inscription Source: [cf. ImageArea]