Basto / São Clemente de Basto nr. Celorico de Basto

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design element - motifs - floral and foliage

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design element - motifs - roll moulding

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of font and cover

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 September 2013 by Joost Limburg

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view of font and cover

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 September 2013 by Joost Limburg

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18708BAS
Church/Chapel: Igreja de São Clemente
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: Rua Igreja, 4890-542 Basto, Braga
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Braga, Norte
Directions to Site: Located off the EN311, ENE of Guimaraes, in the municipality [=concelho] of Celorico de Basto
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Braga
Font Location in Church: inside the church, in an alcove off the nave
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for his photographs of this church and font
Baptismal font made of granite, consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a large foliage motif on the front side, raised on a plain cylindrical pedestal base and a square lower base decorated with a roll moulding at the front. There is a large crack on the upper side of the basin, now repaired. The cover is round and flat, with patterned sides. The font is located in an alcove off the nave.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.471667, -8.045
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 28′ 18″ N, 8° 2′ 42″ W
UTM: 29T 579742 4591559

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

LID INFORMATION

Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]