Gavas No. 2 / Gavàs
Image copyright © Lander Sarasola, 2016
Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 24 October 2016)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lander Sarasola, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 October 2016 by Lander Sarasola
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 24 October 2016)
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Scene Description: notice also the two carved stones that now form part of this montage
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lander Sarasola, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 October 2016 by Lander Sarasola
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 24 October 2016)
INFORMATION
FontID: 20778GAV
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
Church Location: Gavàs, 25588, Lérida / Lleida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of La Guingueta d'Aneu, in the Pallars Sobirà (follow the C-127 N for 3 km to Esterri; there, turn right on a road that leads to Unarre; past Unarre, at the forking of the road, follow the right to Gavas. 160 km from Lerida capital
Historical Region: Pallars Sobirà
Font Location in Church: in the centre of the village
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval / composite
Workshop/Group/Artisan: oil font? / pica d'oli?
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Lander Sarasola for her photographs of this object
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
A roughly rectangular basin used now as the village public fountain looks very much like one of the medieval oil containers seen in these parts of the Pyrenees; it is roughly of the common shape for an oil font ["pica d'oli"] and shows one side decorated with three motifs: a 8-petal floral, a helicoidal and a 6-petal floral, all of them encircled, the circles linked; the carving appears suspiciously fresh, but this object may have been installed as a fountain recently. There are two other interesting objects that have been incorporated in this 'montage': a roughly square stone carved with a large 5-point star motif, and a tall quadrangular pillar decorated with five different floral/foliage motifs arranged vertically; they may be expolia from nearby buildings but, given the paucity of non-religious architecture that would fit this type of object in the area, likely to be from a church or chapel.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 349259 4722771
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage Notes: no lining