Alberca / La Alberca

Image copyright © Julia Guerra, 2010

Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 13 April 2010)

Results: 7 records

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

FontID: 16365ALB
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Salamanca, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located on the SA-201, in the Sierra de Francia area
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Late Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Julia Guerra for the photograph of this font
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.

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