Tepeyanco No. 1

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - detail

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view of church interior - nave - looking northeast

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view of stoup

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view of stoup in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 20756TEP
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Francisco de Asís
Church Patron Saints: St. Francis of Assissi
Church Location: Hidalgo y Pza. Principal, 90180 Tepeyanco, Tlaxcala, Mexico -- Tel.: (246) 497 1183
Country Name: Mexico
Location: Tlaxcala
Directions to Site: Located 10 km S of Tlaxcala capital, 130 km ESE of Ciudad de Mexico
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Tlaxcala
Historical Region: Valle de Tlaxcala
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Century and Period: 16th century,
A stone object against one of the columns of the nave, consisting of a roughly cylindrical basin, the only decoration being a deep groove around its middle and a chamfered lower end, raised on a cylindrical pedestal base of a different stone; the lower end of the base appears scalloped, and there is a deep vertical groove that looks like a drain channel; it may have been an early font ot a stoup used for a time as font, but it appears to be in use as a stoup now. No cover present.

COORDINATES

UTM: 14Q 580576 2128668

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round