Valladolid No. 4

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Results: 6 records
R01: animal - bird
R02: animal - reptile - snake
R03: animal - fish
R04: design element - motifs - zigzag
R05: design element - motifs - scroll
INFORMATION
FontID: 10645VAL
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo [Fabio Nelli] de Valladolid
Church/Chapel: [origin unknown]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 7th century, Early Christian
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Flat shallow basin in the collection of the Museo de Valladolid [aka Museo Fabio Nelli] listed as a baptismal font of the 7th century made of marble; the contour is star-shaped, with twenty-one points, while the inner basin shape is round; the upper rim surface is decorated with a variety of motifs and symbols: tendrils or scroll, zigzag, birds, snakes and fish. [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Barceloan, Spain, for bringing this font to our attention]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, marble
Font Shape: star-shaped (21 points)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: star-shaped