Puerto Moral
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17070PUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo, Puerto Moral
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Address: C. Virgen de la Cabeza, 39, 21209 Puerto Moral, Huelva, Spain
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the HV-3102, 4 km N of Valdezufre, about 85 km NNE of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Font Notes:
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Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a baptismal font of the 16th century made of local marble; the font consists of a shallow round basin raised on a slightly splaying slender pedestal base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 721730 4196858
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.89225, -6.478417
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 53′ 32.1″ N, 6° 28′ 42.3″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
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, p. 197