Almonte
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B01: New Testament - Virgin Mary
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B02: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. John
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B03: animal - fish - sea-horse
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17078ALM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early?) [base only] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Cognate Fonts: a font of this type was replaced from Cabezas Rubias, also in Huelva prov. In the late 17th century [cf. Index entry]; other such fonts in Seville, the Canary Islands, etc.
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Almonte
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Pl. Virgen del Rocío, 1, 21730 Almonte, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 40 61 33
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-483, about 40 km E of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Additional Comments: disused font: only the stem remains
Font Notes:
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Nnoted and illustrated in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as the pedestal base of an early-16th century baptismal font of the Mudejar style made of dark green glazed ceramic; the cylindrical pedestal has roll mouldings at both ends, the sides completely covered in small figural representations identified in the source as St. Mary and St. John the Evangelist portrayed as in Crucifixion scenes; also on the sides are tiny sea-horses. The pedestal stands now [2006] on its own, in the baptismal chapel of this church.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 720164 4126881
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.262494, -6.51723
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 15′ 44.98″ N, 6° 31′ 2.03″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: ceramic, glazed ceramic (green)
REFERENCES
- Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006, p. 315 and ill. On p. 316