Atas / Atás / Santa Maria de Atás

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view of basin - detail
Scene Description: notice the metal staple of the old cover on the left and the grey cement repairs in the area
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2009
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 27 June 2009 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/4454995850/] [accessed 3 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
view of church exterior - north view - corbel
Scene Description: Source caption: "Canecillo en la cornisa norte de la nave."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 June 2009 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/6341981108/] [accessed 3 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
view of church exterior - north view - detail
view of church exterior - south portal
view of church exterior - south view - detail
view of font in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Pila bautismal reutilizada como jardinera."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 June 2009 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/4454995850/] [accessed 3 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 22318ATA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia / Igrexa Parroquial de Santa María de Atás
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: rúa Canto de Abaixo, 32680 Atás, Orense, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N-525, E of the OU-1104, in the municipality of Cualedro, 2 km NE of Villa del Rey, about 50 km SE of Orense capital
Font Location in Church: Outside the church, re-used as planter
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Font Notes:
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The large medieval font is now [2009] used as a planter outside the church; The font appears monolithic, a roughly hemispherical basin on a round tapering base; made of granite; plain except for a broad flat moulding below the upper rim; a single metal staple shows still in the upper rim, and there are several cement repair spots around the rim. No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.022345, -7.571825
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 1′ 20.44″ N, 7° 34′ 18.57″ W
UTM: 29T 618238 4653244
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round