San Roman de Retorta / San Román de Retorta en Guntin / San Romao da Retorta Guntín
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design element - motifs - geometric
Scene Description: all around the basin and underbowl
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6301835924/] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
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design element - motifs - roll moulding - parallel - 2
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6301835924/] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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view of church exterior - north portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrián Estévez (Estevoaei), 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 October 2010 by Adrián Estévez (Estevoaei) [https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Porta_San_Romao_da_Retorta.jpg] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Conserva íntegros los muros de la nave, con dos portadas en el hastial norte y oeste."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6301305671/] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source comment: "Conserva íntegros los muros de la nave, con dos portadas en el hastial norte y oeste."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Adrián Estévez (Estevoaei), 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 October 2010 by Adrián Estévez (Estevoaei) [https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:San_Román_da_Retorta.jpg] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
![the font is partially visible in an alcove or recess of the right [south] wall, towards the chancel](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1190618018_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the font is partially visible in an alcove or recess of the right [south] wall, towards the chancel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6301835572/] [accessed 18 June 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6301835924/] [accessed 18 June 2019]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22194RET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Román da Retorta / Igrexa de San Romao da Retorta
Church Patron Saints: St. Romanus
Church Location: 27234 San Román de Retorta, Lugo, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lugo, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off the LU-P-2901 at the CP 16-11 crossroads, in the municipality and 5 km NNW of Guntín, 19 km ESW of Lugo capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a recess of the S wall near the chancel
Century and Period: 12th - 17th century
Church Notes: late-12thC church; re-built 17thC
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of coarse granite consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base; the basin has a roll moulding at the upper rim and a flat moulding below that; the basin sides and underbowl simple have geometric motifs all around; the pedestal base has two parallel mouldings on it. The font is of difficult dating sight unseen, but is probably rather later than earlier in the 12th-17th century date range. No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.955500, -7.737361
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 57' 19.8" N, 7° 44' 14.5" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining