Naharros
INFORMATION
FontID: 16979NAH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: Spain
Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located 35 km from Cuenca capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, in a small chapel or alcove located beneath the gallery
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a font of Romanesque tradition but later execution; the basin is round and decorated with mouldings; raised on a plain circular pedestal base.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 12 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 75 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 98 cm*
Basin Depth: 26 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009)]
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