Aza / Haza
Results: 2 records
B01: animal - fabulous animal or monster - centaur - 2 - back to back - tails intertwined
B02: design element - motifs - beaded-tape
INFORMATION
FontID: 17017AZA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off the N-122, E of Fuentemolinos and Fuentecén. 96 km from Burgos capital [Coordenates: 41° 37′ 21″ N, 3° 49′ 46″ W 41.6225°, -3.829444°]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century [re-cycled capital], Romanesque [altered]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted and illustrated in Valle Barreda (2009) as a figural capital of the 12th century, now hollowed out and used as a holy-water stoup; it is mounted on a cylindrical stema and quadrangular lower base' the sides of the former capital appear to have pairs of centaurs with interlocking tails that form a sort of vine with beaded-tape extensions.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: Other (capital)
REFERENCES
Valle Barreda, César del, Todo el románico de Burgos, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, 2009