Granada No. 4
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B01: animal
Scene Description: a number of realistic and monstruous animals portrayed on the outer surface
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Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 9, 2005
view of object - ablutions font?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 9, 2005
INFORMATION
FontID: 10916GRA
Object Type: Ablutions font
Museum and Inventory Number: Palacio de Carlos V, Museo de la Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Church/Chapel: Museum in the Palacio de Carlos V, in the Alhambra
Country Name: Spain
Location: Granada, Andalucía
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 10th - 11th century, Caliphal? / Taifas?
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: rectangular ablutions (?) font originally from the palace of caliph Al-Mansur, but later re-used in the Alcazaba of the Alhambra, according to the museum information [Pila. Periodo Califal - s. X - Palacio de Almanzor - Reutilizada en la Alcazaba de la Alhambra [...]"]. Fernández González (2007) refers to the similarity of some of the animals to those on one of the sides of the 11th-century (?) font from San Isidoro de León. The wide side has zoomachia scenes of lions attacking long-horned gazelles, while the narrow sides have a number of other animals displayed.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
REFERENCES
Fernández González, M. Etelvina, "Hacia la renovación escultórica de la segunda mitad del siglo XI: Los ejemplos del sarcófago de San Martín de Dumio y de la pila bautismal de San Isidoro de León", 207, 6, De Arte: Revista de Historia del Arte, 2007, pp. 5-36; p. 32