Seteventos nr. Chantada No. 2
Results: 12 records
design element - motifs - floral - flower - 8-petal
Scene Description: seen here in the centre left
design element - motifs - roll moulding
design element - motifs - spur - 4
design element - patterns - ribbed - concave - diagonal ribs
human figure - warrior - with spear
Scene Description: highly stylised -- seen here in the centre right
symbol - cross - Greek - Maltese
Scene Description: seen here on the extreme left
symbol - shell
symbol - star - 10-point - with cross
symbol - tower
view of font and cover
view of font and cover
view of font and cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 22376SET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia / Igrexa Parroquial de Santa María de Seteventos
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Lugar Seteventos, 50, O Saviñao, 27546 Seteventos, Lugo, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lugo, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (NE) the LU-P-5804 - LU-617 crossroads, 9-10 km E of Chantada, 10-11 km NW of Montforte de Lemos
Historical Region: Tierra de Lemos
Century and Period: 15th - 17th century, Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin raised on a short round-to-square pedestal base; the basin has a band of decoration between two mouldings, with a number of motifs and symbols in it (anthropomorfic flower, tower, star with cross inscribed, head, etc.), while the underbowl sides are covered in a diagonal concave rib pattern, and ending in a roll moulding below; the short square base appears to have spurs at the four lower angles. The wooden cover is flat, round and plain; date unknown.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.592371, -7.619158
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 35′ 32.54″ N, 7° 37′ 8.97″ W
UTM: 29T 613292 4716474
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]