Tines No. 2 / Santa Baia de Tines
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Image Source: digital photograph by Alberto García Roldán's Galicia Pueblo a Pueblo [https://galiciapuebloapueblo.blogspot.com/2019/08/santa-baia-de-tines-vimianzo.html] [accessed 30 December 2019]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22519TIN
Church/Chapel: Iglesia / Igrexa de Santa Baia de Tines
Church Location: Tines, 15126 Vimianzo, Coruña, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Coruña, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located 3-4 km E of Vimianzo and the A-432, S of the AG-55, 45-50 NW of Santiago de Compostela, 50 km WSW of Coruña capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santiago de Compostela
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century,
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
One of two granite baptismal fonts located in this church, both noted and illustrated in Alberto García Roldán's Galicia Pueblo a Pueblo [https://galiciapuebloapueblo.blogspot.com/2019/08/santa-baia-de-tines-vimianzo.html] [accessed 30 December 2019]; the newer of the two consists of a hemispherical basin decorated with a roll moulding below the upper rim, and a large Latin cross on a background of concabe ribbing; round pedestal base of bulbous shape with diagonal ribbing pattern; tiny square lower base or plinth. No cover present nor does the basin show any signs of anchorings for one.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
43.1114,
-8.9706
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
43º 6' 42.0" N,
8º 58' 13.9" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining