Utande No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16191UTA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, by the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: church originally 12th-13thC; re-built 16th-17thC
Church Address: De la Soledad, 54 Utande 19196 Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located between the C-1003, to the W, and the A-2, to the E, just NE of Muduex
Historical Region: La Alcarria
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12th-13thC church here)
Font Notes:
The Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) notes a baptismal font at the west end of the nave, by the gallery; the basin has six panels decorated with a number of symbols related to the Passion of Christ: cockerel on a column, sponge on a pole, a crown of thorns, etc.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 506181 4522108

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

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: 866