Santiago de Compostela No. 6
Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
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Scene Description: Notice the quadrangular cut into the upper side of the basin, towards the centre, possible evidence of a cover lock
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David de la Garma Ramírez / ARTEGUIAS, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph from David de la Garma, of Arteguias.com
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 July 2005)
design element - motifs - roll moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David de la Garma Ramírez / ARTEGUIAS, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph from David de la Garma, of Arteguias.com
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 July 2005)
design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David de la Garma Ramírez / ARTEGUIAS, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph from David de la Garma, of Arteguias.com
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 July 2005)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10927SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: somewhat similar in general design to the one listed as Santiago de Compostela No. 7
Church / Chapel Name: Catedral de Santiago
Font Location in Church: In one of the cloisters
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Address: Praza do Obradoiro, s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santiago de Compostela
Additional Comments: recycled font? now used as decoration in the cloister
Font Notes:
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A very large object made of granite in the shape of a baptismal font (?), located in one of the cloisters of the Catedral de Santiago; it has a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with deeply set and thick ribs all around that end at the top in a thin roll moulding; the base is a squat pedestal with a drain (?) hole on one side; it is quite possible that the object may have been used as a fountain at some point, but the cut in the stone of the upper basin side is an indication of the presence of hardware from an old font cover.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to David de la Garma, of Arteguias.com, and to Josu Fernández Villaverde, of Beasain, Spain, for their photographs of this object
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 537203 4747651
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.880556, -8.544444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 50″ N, 8° 32′ 40″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: yes [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Notes: the cut into the upper side of the basin is usually indicative of the presence of cover hardware