Nabua / Naboboa

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view of font

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Scene Description: stoup? / font? / etc., in the garden of the Church at Nabua

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view of stoup

Scene Description: a stoup using the large natural shells gathered in the Philippines; some of these found their way to European churches; this one is located at the main entrance of Nabua Church

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view of stoup

Scene Description: located at the main gate leading to the church; notice the female anatomy of this angel

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INFORMATION

FontID: 15929NAB
Church/Chapel: Church of the Holy Cross
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross
Country Name: Philippines
Location: Camarines Sur
Directions to Site: Located near Iriga City
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 19th century [composite font?], Baroque / Victorian [composite]
Baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with a double moulding on the upper basin side, and a blnd arcade of round arches around the siides and underbowl; raised on a circular moulded stem, and a round splaying lower base. The three pieces may be from different periods. The original church here was founded by Franciscan missionaries from the Spanish mainland at the end of the 17th century.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round