Tomar No. 2
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Loução, 2004
Image Source: B&W photograph reproduced in Loução (2004)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11058TOM
Church/Chapel: Igreja de Nostra Senhora do Olival
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Beira Baixa, Distrito de Santarém
Directions to Site: Located on the N-113, 16 km N of the crossing with the IP6 highway, NE of Santarem
Historical Region: Beira Baixa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Loução (2004) as an octagonal baptismal font "de origen templária". The object cobsists of an octagonal basin of stright vertical side, raised on an octagonal pedestal base, also plain, and an octagonal-to-square lower base or plinth. The basin sides appear badfly weathered, as if the font had been outside for a long time.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Loução, Paulo Alexandre, Os templários na formação de Portugal, Lisboa: Ésquilo, 2004