Cabezon de la Sierra / Cabezón de la Sierra

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view of font

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view of font in context

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view of font in context

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design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: this area retains the ribbed pattern that may have covered the whole exterior of the basin originally
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Image Source: digital photograph 30 October 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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view of basin - interior

Scene Description: totally re-tooled; did the drain exist before the re-tooling?
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view of basin - upper view

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: the long horizontal staples that brace the basin
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Scene Description: the modern church of the 1960s retains a few remains of the medieval building it replaced
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Estevoaei, 2019
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 11 May 2019 by Estevoaei [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabezón_de_la_Sierra_igrexa.jpg] [accessed 31 October 2020]
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view of church interior - statue - Madonna and Child

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view of church interior - detail

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view of church interior - detail

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view of font in context

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

Scene Description: damaged; not much of it left now
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view of basin

Scene Description: the extent of the re-work is evident here
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17000CAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Vicente Martir
Font Location in Church: Inside the [modern] church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent
Church Notes: present church built in 1962 to replace a medieval church said to be in the Romanesque style/period
Church Address: Calle de la Fuente, 43, 09612 Cabezón de la Sierra, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-234, 15 km SSE of Salas de los Infantes, about 60 km SE of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Sierra de la Demanda
Additional Comments: damaged font / altered font / re-tooled / re-carved [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Valle Barreda (2009) with date in the late 12th or early 13th century. Baptismal font probably from the earlier church in this locality, consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a short round base; both parts appear plain now, except for a much damaged moulding on the upper rim of the basin, but closer inspection shows that the font has lost most of its deeply-carved ribbed pattern it originally had, as the pattern is evidenced on the bottom area of the underbowl; a pair of large horizontal metal staples hold the back of the basin together now; the basin appears to have been drastically re-tooled to hide some of the damage; one metal staple remains in the upper rim, but the rim itslef has been brutally re-done; it is raised on a squat circular base also badly damaged but still showing a round moulding atop. The inner well of the basin has also been re-worked down to a smooth finish it could have never had originally. It is very difficult to imagine what its form was exactly before the 'restoration' it underwent; there are indications that, though probaly medieval, it might not have been as early as Valle Barreda [cf. supra] dates it. No cover present.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 480001 4642575
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.934886, -3.241239
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 56′ 5.59″ N, 3° 14′ 28.46″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin? [cf. FontNotes]
Drainage Notes: no lining

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Valle Barreda, César del, Todo el románico de Burgos, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, 2009, p. 501