Airaes / Airães / Araes

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BU01: design element - motifs - piping or ribbed - 8
view of church exterior
view of church exterior - northwest view
view of church exterior - west end
view of church exterior - west portal - north side - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - south side - detail
view of font and cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 17919AIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Igreja de Santa Maria
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Lugar do Mosteiro, Airães, Felgueiras, Porto
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Porto, Norte
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Felgueiras
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese do Porto
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for his photographs of this church and font
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font is made of granite and consists of an octagonal basin with curved underbowl decorated with a thickening of the arrises in the form of piping or ribs; raised on a short octagonal-to-square base. The wooden cover is octagonal and flat, with moulded edges; the metal lock anchored ro the basin side could be a restored original or a modern replica.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.314819, -8.198758
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 18′ 53.35″ N, 8° 11′ 55.53″ W
UTM: 29T 567064 4574016
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]