Villa Bezana / Villabáscones de Bezana

INFORMATION

FontID: 14857VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santa Agueda
Church Patron Saints: St. Agatha [aka Agata, Agatha of Sicily, Agueda]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N-232, E of the C-6318, in the Valle de Valdebezana
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the N aisle, beneath the gallery [sotocoro]
Century and Period: 12th - 15th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) as an odd sandstone baptismal font raised on a two-step base; it is slightly curved at the sides and has an indentation at the upper rim, otherwise plain and, the source recognises, of difficult dating.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 87 cm*
Basin Total Height: 63 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- )] [NB: it is unclear from the source whether the height includes the base or not]

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-