Casillas de Atienza
INFORMATION
FontID: 16119CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Vicente Romano
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located on the GU-154, off the GU-145, 9 km from Atienza, 90 km from Guadalajara capital, near the provincial border with Soria
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove beneath the western gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a baptismal font somewhat similar to the one at nearby Bochones, Bustares and Hijes [cf. Index entries]. Round basin decorated with ribbed pattern on the sides, resting on a modern base.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 103 cm* [includes modern lower base/plinth]
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)]
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009