Trujillo No. 2 / Turgalium / Turjalah
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B01: design element - motifs - garland
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B02: design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: in the curves of the garland
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BBL01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
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BU01: design element - motifs - foliage
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LB01: design element - motifs - roll moulding - 2
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R01: design element - motifs - moulding
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view of font in context
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view of font
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view of basin - interior
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view of church exterior - portal
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view of church exterior - façade
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view of font in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 11021TRU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1550?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Maria la Mayor de Trujillo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel of the NW corner
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Sta. María, 17, 10200 Trujillo, Cáceres, Spain -- Tel.: +34 927 32 02 11
Site Location: Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 40-45 km to the E of Cáceres capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the mid 16th century made of granite; large basin of roughly hemispherical shape raised on a short cylindrical base; the upper rim of the basin has a thick moulding below which is a combination of an ondulating garland with foliage motifs in its spandrels; another roll moulding demarcates the beginning of the underbowl, the surface of which is decorated with foliage motifs; the squat lower base has roll mouldings at both ends; the inner well of the basin is round and unlined, with a central drain hole now blocked.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta, of www.claustro.com, for his additional photograph of this font. We are also grateful to the church staff for their help in documenting this font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 252099 4371861
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: [the drain hole is now blocked]
Rim Thickness: 11 - 12 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 96 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 119 cm
Basin Depth: 40 cm
Basin Total Height: 66 cm
Height of Base: 26 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 92 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI