Ripoll No. 2
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Results: 5 records
B01: design element - motifs - foliage
LB01: design element - motifs - foliage
LB02: design element - motifs - moulding
view of basin - upper view
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11198RIP
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Monestir i parròquia de Santa Maria de Ripoll
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, on the SE wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Plaça de l’Abat Oliba s/n - 17500 Ripoll, Gerona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 972 704203 -- informacio@monestirderipoll.cat
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N152, about 60 km WNW of Gerona capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Additional Comments: recycled stoup [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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A holy-water stoup located on the south-east wall of the church; it appears to have been recycled from a small Romanesque capital, square in shape, and raised over a slender colonnette, both decorated with foliage motifs; the lower end of the base is round and moulded, on a square plinth.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 433191 4672469
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.201531, 2.190747
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 12′ 5.51″ N, 2° 11′ 26.69″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage System: no drainage system
Rim Thickness: 10 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 20 cm
Basin Total Height: 32 cm
Height of Base: 61 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 111 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 40 x 40 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI