Tamel Santa Leocadia No. 2 / Tamel Santa Leocádia
Results: 2 records
view of basin - interior
Scene Description: the inner partition is clearly visible, though broken
view of basin - side
Scene Description: notice the large indentation carved on the side
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19465TAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Igreja de Santa Leocádia [aka Igreja Matriz de Tamel]
Font Location in Church: Outside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leocadia of Toledo
Church Address: Travessa de Leirós, Tamel Santa Leocádia, 4750-701 Barcelos
Site Location: Braga, Norte, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the EM544, in the municipality of Barcelos
Ecclesiastic Region: Arquidiocese de Braga
Historical Region: Minho
Additional Comments: disused font (outside the church in August 2014)
Font Notes:
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The basin of one of two disused fonts located now [August 2014] outside this church; this one is a dodecagonal basin with plain vertical sides and a tapering underbowl chamfer, also plain; the remains of a vertical partition of the inner well are still clearly visible inside, but it has the appearance of it being a later addition rather than contemporary with the original basin; the outer sides of the basin corresponding to the ends of the partition have been cut off; was this made to acommodate cover hardware? The inner well of the basin is full of debris.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for his photographs of this church and fonts
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 529108 4602865
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.576944, -8.650833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 34′ 37″ N, 8° 39′ 3″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: dodecagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: dodecagonal
Drainage System: [cf. FontNotes]
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]