Trujillo No. 4 / Turgalium / Turjalah
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B01: symbol - cross - Latin
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 15, 2005
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11135TRU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Cognate Fonts: another such, on the south side of the nave
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Trujillo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Pl. Mayor, 0, 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, in the Plaza Mayor
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
Font Notes:
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A wall-mounted holy-water stoup, probably of the 16th century; bucket-shaped and with a Latin cross on the front; the backdrop appears to be a Gothic arch with arabesque decoration [cf. Index entry for Trujillo No. 5 for an almost identical stoup on the other side of the nave, to Trujillo No. 6 for another stoup by the south door, and to Trujillo. No. 3 for the baptismal font in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 252099 4371861
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system