Ciria
INFORMATION
FontID: 16639CIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María la Mayor
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Soria, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off the N-234, 45 km from Soria capital, near the regional border with Aragon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Noted in García Gómez (2007) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period decorated with a well-crafted band of square motifs, somewhat similar to one of the fonts at nearby Calatañazor.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
García Gómez, Francisco José, "Pilas bautismales románicas en la provincia de Soria", 57, 101, Celtiberia, 2007, pp. [315]-358; p. 335