Calanas / Calañas
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17075CAL
Object Type: Other
Object Details: capital, Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 2nd - 5th century? [altered], Hispano-Roman [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Coronada, Calañas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Carretera de Sotiel a Calañas, s/n, 21309 Calañas, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 56 51 83
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-496, 60 km N of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Historical Region: Andévalo Occidental
Additional Comments: a re-cycled Roman capital: now a stoup
Font Notes:
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Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a white marble Corinthian capital of Hispano-Roman origin re-used as holy-water stoup. [NB: the font in the parish church of this village is modern]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 690248 4163253
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.596701, -6.84498
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 35′ 48.13″ N, 6° 50′ 41.93″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (white)
REFERENCES
- Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006, p. 229