Pinyeres nr. Batea

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14747PIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de la Transfiguració del Senyor, Pinyeres
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S area of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): The Transfiguration of Christ
Church Address: 43786 Batea, Tarragona, Spain
Site Location: Tarragona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the C-221/A-221, N of the N-420, in the abandoned village of Pinyeres, 7-8 km NW of Batea
Additional Comments: damaged font / abandoned font / disused font
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Muñoz i Sebastià (2007), who recognises the difficult dating but suggests a date in the 13th century. Tub-shaped monolithic font in very poor state of repair, in the abandoned church of an abandoned village; the font is attached to one of the sides of the interior wall of the nave, in the south area. It is decorated solely with a much damaged moulding at the upper rim; the sides of the font taper in below the middle to a narrow bottom. It rests directly on the ground. There is no cover on it now but the basin side has the typical quadrangular indentation to which the lock of the cover used to be attached in these regions [cf. some of the fonts of the Eastern Pyrenees, at both sides of the border].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 265762 4556459
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.12565, 0.20966
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 7′ 32.34″ N, 0° 12′ 34.78″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm*
Basin Total Height: 52 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 52 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Muñoz i Sebastià (2007)]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Muñoz i Sebastià, Joan-Hilari, "Dues piques baptismals d'immersió a la diòcesi de Tortosa", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 29-31; p. 29-30 and ills. on p. 29