Cerbon No. 2 / Cerbón
Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2009
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view of stoup in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 15664CER
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Soria, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located in the NE of the province, off the road between Agreda and Soria, halfway to San Pedro Manrique
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entrance
Century and Period: 2nd - 4th century (?) [re-cut], Hispano-Roman [altered]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Antonio García Omedes, of www.romanicoaragones.com, for his photographs of this church and font
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in García Omedes (2009). It is actually a Roman altar inverted and hollowed out for use as holy-water stoup; it has a thick roll moulding at the top, the body or stem being square; the lower base is broader and square, with a rounded chamfer. It is located against a pillar opposite the entrance. [cf. Index entry for Cerbon No. 1 for a tub-shaped baptismal font in this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square