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INFORMATION
FontID: 14845CUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Saturnino
Church Patron Saints: St. Saturninus
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N-232, in the Valle de Tobalina, just W of Garoña
Century and Period: 13th century, Early Gothic
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) as a crude baptismal font of the early Gothic period; it consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with broad ribs, raised on a short polygonal base.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 105 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 28 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 72 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- )]
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2002-