Braga No. 2
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17412BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Sé de Braga
Font Location in Church: Outside the cathedral
Church Address: R. Dom Paio Mendes, 4700-424 Braga, Portugal -- Tel.: +351 253 263 317
Site Location: Braga, Norte, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located of the N101, about 45 km N of Porto. The cathedral is located in the historic centre of Braga
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Braga
Font Notes:
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A font or large stoup located outside the cathedral, against one of the outer walls; consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a broad flat moulding at the upper rim, and a pattern of concave ribs all around the sides and underbowl; the base is a cross shaped set of four thick scroll ribs; the whole appears to be made of course granite. It may have been one of the large stoups sometimes located at the entrance of very large or important churches.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 548213 4599329
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hemispheric (mounted)