Carenes / Careñes
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view of font
view of basin - interior
design element - motifs - sawtooth
view of church exterior - southwest view
view of church exterior - west view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ramón, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 May 2009 by Ramón [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Cecilia_de_Careñes_-_1.jpg] [accessed 2 August 2013]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 18572CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial de Santa Cecilia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cecilia [aka Caecelia, Cecelia]
Church Address: Atilan s/n, 33300 Villaviciosa, Asturias
Site Location: Asturias, Principado de Asturias, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the AS-256 - W-3 crossroads, in the municipality of Villaviciosa, and NW of the latter
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Oviedo
Historical Region: Comarca de la Sidra
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of two parts from different periods; the basin is roughly hemispherical in shape, the only decoration being two parallel bands of saw-tooth motif all around the basin sides; there are two notches carved on the inside the basin at it is raised on a later pedestal base of cylindrical shape decorated with mouldings and piping.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for his photographs of church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 298056 4824307
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.54439, -5.499732
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 32′ 39.8″ N, 5° 29′ 59.03″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]