Leon No. 5 / León
Image copyright © Cristina Sánchez, 2017
Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 8 January 2017)
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Scene Description: as displayed at the Museo Catedralicio Diocesano, León, Spain. The museum label reads: "Pila bautismal. Perteneciente al grupo de las pilas con forma sepulcral. Epoca medieval. Villaobispo de las Regueras".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sánchez, 2017
Image Source: undated digital photograph taken by Cristina Sánchez
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 8 January 2017)
INFORMATION
FontID: 20825LEO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Museum and Inventory Number: Museo Catedralicio Diocesano, León, Spain
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de La Anunciación de Nuestra Señora
Church Patron Saints: The Annunciation to St. Mary
Church Location: Calle de la iglesia, s/n, 24195 Villaobispo de las Regueras, León, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: León, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Villaobispo de las Regueras is located between the N-621 (W) and the LE-5508 €, in the municipality of Villaquilambre and 3 km S of it, just NE of León capital
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diócesis de León]
Historical Region: Ribera del río Torío
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Century and Period: Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Cristina Sánchez for her photograph of this font
Church Notes: a new church in Villaobispo was being planned in 2007; the municipality stated its intention to restore and maintain the old church as well [http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/areametropolitana/ayuntamiento-cede-solar-construir-otra-iglesia-villaobispo_314245.html] [accessed 11 January 2017]
Font Notes:
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Monolithic object of rectangular shape claimed by the Museo Catedralicio Diocesano, León, Spain, to be a medieval baptismal font. The museum label reads: "Pila bautismal. Perteneciente al grupo de las pilas con forma sepulcral. Epoca medieval. Villaobispo de las Regueras".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 291468 4721135
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage Notes: no lining