Trujillo No. 5 / Turgalium / Turjalah
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B01: symbol - cross - Latin
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Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 15, 2005
INFORMATION
FontID: 11136TRU
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cáceres, Extremadura
Directions to Site: Located 40-45 km to the E of Cáceres capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave, S side
Century and Period: 16th century
Cognate Fonts: another such, on the north side of the nave
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. 4 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