Muduex

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16137MUD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora, Muduex
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Address: P.º del Prado, 13, 19196 Muduex, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GU-107, W of the CM-1000 and N of the E90, about 4 km SW of Utande, 35-40 km NE of Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of a design common in this region, consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with a roll moulding at the upper rim, with round arch-heads topping a broad ribbed pattern all around; the squat base is a plain truncated cone. Illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 503537 4519979
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.830833, -2.958056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 49′ 51″ N, 2° 57′ 29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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, vol. 2: 582