Aracena No. 2

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17032ARA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: Plaza Alta, 7, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 12 80 71
Country Name: Spain
Location: Huelva, Andalucía
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the N-433 - A-479 crossroads, about 80 km NNE of Huelva capital
Historical Region: Comarca Sierra de Huelva
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel
Date: 1692
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Baroque
Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a baptismal font of the 17th century, dated 1692 by an inscription; a round basin raised on a baluster-shaped pedestal base; made of white marble. [NB: the church fabric dates to the 14th century, but we have no information on the medieval font]

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 714460 4196538

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (white)
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006