Letur
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Scene Description: around the basin and underbowl
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paco Lopez, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 18 January 2009 by Paco Lopez
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BU01: design element - motifs - leaf
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
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Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 18 January 2009 by Paco Lopez
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R01: design element - motifs - moulding - double
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paco Lopez, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 18 January 2009 by Paco Lopez
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UB01: design element - motifs - moulding
Scene Description: several [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paco Lopez, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 January 2009 by Paco Lopez
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paco Lopez, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 January 2009 by Paco Lopez
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15896LET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de la Asunción, Letur
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Plaza, 13, 02434 Letur, Albacete, Spain -- Tel.: +34 967 42 60 16
Site Location: Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-3225, 8-10 km SW of Elche de la Sierra, 136 km SSW of Albacete capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Albacete
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with a double moulding at the upper rim, the sides and underbowl with a ribbed pattern; the lower part of the underbowl has an additional moulding with leaf-lke motifs; the basin is raised on a moulded cylindrical pedestal base; the font now rests below the present level of the floor.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 578535 4246863
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.366501, -2.101012
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 21′ 59.41″ N, 2° 6′ 3.64″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round