Toledo No. 5 / Toletum
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Results: 3 records
B01: symbol - cross - Greek
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B02: design element - motifs - foliage
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 16, 2005
INFORMATION
FontID: 11138TOL
Object Type: Other [ablutions font?]
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo de los Concilios de Toledo
Church/Chapel: [cf. FontNotes]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: 6th - 7th century, Visigothic
Font Notes:
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Recycled impost, or abacus of a Visigothic (?) capital, later hollowed out and used probably as an ablutions or washing basin; the sides are decorated with potent crosses and three-leaf plants. [NB: unclear whether or not it was ever used for liturgical pourposes]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular