Alberca / La Alberca de Záncara
Image copyright © Julia Guerra, 2010
Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 13 April 2010)
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
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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)
B02: design element - architectural - arcade - round arches
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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)
B03: design element - motifs
Scene Description: incised motifs [cf. Font notes]
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)
LB01: design element - motifs - roll moulding - parallel
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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)
LB02: design element - motifs
Scene Description: incised motifs [cf. Font notes]
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)
R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
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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)
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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)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16365ALB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early?), Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, La Alberca
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Pl. Iglesia, 37624 La Alberca, Salamanca, Spain
Site Location: Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SA-201 and DSA-260 crossroads, about 60 km SW of Salamanca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Salamanca
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made of granite, consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with a thick roll moulding at the upper rim, and two patterns on the sides and underbowl: on one side, a plain ribbed pattern; on the other side, the ribs are framed in round arches; there are a number of incised motifs on the sides, including a potent cross, but these may well be a later addition; the pedestal base is circular and moulded, and has, again, incised motifs that, like those on the basin, are likely later additions.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Julia Guerra for the photograph of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 744923 4485970
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.488317, -6.110194
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 29′ 17.94″ N, 6° 6′ 36.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and round; appears modern