Aza / Haza

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17017AZA
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: capital
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [re-cycled capital], Romanesque [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel, Haza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: C. de la Iglesia, 6, 09463 Haza, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N-122, 3 km NE of Fuentemolinos, 5 km E of Fuentecén. 96 km S of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Ribera del Duero
Additional Comments: re-cycled capital now used as stoup
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.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 430901 4608073
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.621389, -3.829444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 37′ 17″ N, 3° 49′ 46″ W

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, p. 558