Zalamea la Real

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17077ZAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late?) [base only] [composite font], Counter Reformation / Baroque [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Zalamea la Real
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Castillo, 9, 21640 Zalamea la Real, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 56 12 08
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Locatedoff the N-435, 67 km NNE of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Historical Region: Andévalo
Additional Comments: altered font: old base and modern basin
Font Notes:
Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as the bae of a 16th-century stone baptismal font, supporting now a modern basin.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 706280 4172925
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.68035, -6.660787
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 40′ 49.26″ N, 6° 39′ 38.83″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006, p. 298