Henarejos

Results: 2 records

BU01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

R01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 16976HEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-215, 100 km from Cuenca capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Late Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a font of the 13th century, having some similarities with those at El Cubillo and La Pesquera. The font consists of a roughly hemispherical basin with a rope moulding at the upper rim and a roll moulding at the bottom of the underbowl; raised on an ill-fitting circular stem. There is considerable damage to the upper rim.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009