Santiago de Compostela No. 9
Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Results: 4 records
B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
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Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2006
view of basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2006
view of basin
Scene Description: note the rectangular repair
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2006
view of font in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed June 2006
INFORMATION
FontID: 11926SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (basin only)
Church/Chapel: [original church unknown]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Coruña, Galicia
Directions to Site: In one of the gardens of the Paseo das Letras Galegas, downtown Santiago de Compostela
Font Location in Church: In a public park
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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The former basin of a medieval (?) baptismal font now [June 2006] in use as a garden fountain in the Paseo das Letras Galegas, downtown Santiago de Compostela. It is a large hemispherical basin the sides of which are decorated with a broad rib pattern.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round