Escano No. 1 / Escaño

Results: 5 records
UB01: animal - mammal - lion - head
UB02: design element - motifs - foliage
UB03: design element - motifs - floral - flower - 4-petal - in a square
INFORMATION
FontID: 14846ESC
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Salvador
Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located 7 km from Villarcayo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) as a re-used column and capital that now support the round holy-water stoup; the capital is decorated with vegetal scrolls, a four-petalled flower in a aquare and a lion head on the visible sides; the basin itself is round, with a moulding at the upper rim; it is painted in a reddish-ochre colour.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
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-