Santa Eulalia de Morcin No. 2 / Santa Eulalia de Morcín / Santolaya

Image copyright © Augusto Guedes de Castro, 2016
Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 January 2017)
Results: 6 records
New Testament - Passion of Christ - Crucifixion
animal - bird
animal - reptile - snake
symbol - chalice
symbol - key?
INFORMATION
FontID: 20834MOR
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santa Eulalia
Church Patron Saints: St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Location: 33162 Santa Eulalia de Morcín, Asturias, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Asturias, Principado de Asturias
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Morcín, about 10 km from Oviedo capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Oviedo
Historical Region: Oviedo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 9th - 10th century, Pre-Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Augusto Guedes de Castro for his photograph of this stoup
Font Notes:
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Vat-shaped basin of a holy-water stoup carved with a Crucifixion and a variety of motifs and symbols: a chalice, a bird, a key (?), a snake (?), etc.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.280602, -5.880164
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 16′ 50.17″ N, 5° 52′ 48.59″ W
UTM: 30T 266308 4796005
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: vat-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining