Nativita

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B01: symbol - rope - knotted - Franciscan cingulum?

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 11852NAT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial [originally from the Convento franciscano de Santa María]
Country Name: Mexico
Location: Tlaxcala
Font Location in Church: Near the entrance of the oarish church
Century and Period: 16th century(late?), Tequitqui
Noted in the Tlaxcala state web site [www.tlaxccala.gob.mx/portal/municipios/nativias/] as the old baptismal font from the Franciscan convent now in ruins; the font, decorated with a moulding in the shape of the Franciscan cingulum, is now reported near the entrance of the parish church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone