Reveche, Ermita del Cristo, nr. Gumiel de Hizan

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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches
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view of church exterior - portal
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INFORMATION
FontID: 14289REV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Ermita del Cristo de Reveche
Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located 4 km N of Gumiel de Izan, in an abandoned hamlet
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, by the stairs leading to the gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Noted in Valle Barreda (2009). A large font of the type common in this area, consisting of a hemispherical basin with shallow blind arcade of round arches all around; raised on a plain tuncated-cone pedestal base; on a large plinth that appears original. The font is located in the back of the nave, half-built into the stairs that lead to the gallery.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Valle Barreda, César del, Todo el románico de Burgos, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, 2009