Oseira No. 2 / Osera
Results: 5 records
design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: floral, geometric...
design element - patterns - ribbed - flat - diagonal
view of stoup
design element - motifs - ball - 2
Scene Description: towards the lower end of the pedestal base
design element - motifs - ball - 4?
Scene Description: at the angles of the lower base or plinth
INFORMATION
Font ID: 22157OSE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de Osera / Mosteiro de Santa María de Oseira
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Monastery of Santa María de Oseira, 32136 Oseira, Orense, Spain
Site Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the OU-0406, 6-7 km NNE of Cea, 20 km NNW of Orense capital
Font Notes:
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Holy-water stoup of granite, consisting of roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a band of floral and geometric motifs below the rim all around, a pattern of diagonal flat ribbing on the side and underbowl; raised on a round pedestal base decorated with two ball motifs near the lower end, on a square lower base with smaller ball motifs at the angles. Stands to one side of the entranceway.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 586086 4710101
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.538505, -7.951655
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 32′ 18.62″ N, 7° 57′ 5.96″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round