Martixe in Silleda / Martis / San Cristovo Martixe

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Scene Description: Source caption: "Pía bautismal da igrexa de Martixe, Silleda" -- in the churchyard
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21729MAR
Church/Chapel: Igrexa de San Cristovo de Martixe
Church Patron Saints: St. Christopher
Church Location: Martixe, 36546 Silleda, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Pontevedra, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the P-6502, N of the AP-53, in the municipaplity of Silleda and NNW of it
Font Location in Church: Outside the church
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font located now in the churchyard; it consists of a roughly hemispherical basin raised on a round pedestal base; has large notches cut off at the upper rim, evidence of an earlier font cover; appears plain and crudely made.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]