Avila No. 3 / Abila / Obila
Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
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Results: 9 records
B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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LB02: design element - patterns - piping
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Julia Guerra, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Julia Guerra
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 13 April 2010)
view of church exterior - east view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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view of church exterior - west view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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view of church interior - baptistery and font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
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view of church interior - baptistery and font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2011 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16364AVI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro, Avila
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Plaza de Sta. Teresa de Jesus, s/n, 05001 Ávila, Spain -- Tel.: +34 920 22 93 28
Site Location: Avila, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in Avila city centre, on Plaza del Mercado Grande, near the Puerta del Alcázar
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Avila [sufragánea de la archidiócesis de Valladolid]
Additional Comments: painted font
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin of large proportions, decorated with a patternm of very broad ribs all around; raised on a short pedestal base decorated with a moulding and piping; the basin sides are painted orange, brown and black, each rib one colour alternating the three. The flat metal cover, hinged for partial opening appears modern, made of brass.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Julia Guerra and to Mikel Unanue for their photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 356682 4501753
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.654206, -4.695244
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 39′ 15.14″ N, 4° 41′ 42.88″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: metal, brass?
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]