Taull No. 2 / Tahull / Taüll
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Scene Description: the two fonts in this church
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24578TAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century [basin only] [altered font], Medieval / composite
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa Maria de Taüll
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: built probably 11thC; consecrated in 1123 [UNESCO World Heritage Site]
Church Address: Plaça Sta Maria, 1, 25528 Taüll, Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L-501 [Carrer dels Aiguals], in the municipality of Vall de Boi, E of Boi and the L-500, 15-20 km NNE of El Pont de Suert
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lérida
Historical Region: Alta Ribagorza / Alta Ribagorça
Additional Comments: altered font? (the base appears to be a later replacement)
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in Fontova (1999) as a plain doughnut-shaped basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal made of semicircular stones mortared together; at the time it was located near the entrance. No cover present. [cf. BSI entry for Taull No. 1 for a tub-shaped font also in this church].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 323274 4709479
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.5175, 0.848611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 31′ 3″ N, 0° 50′ 55″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Fontova, Rosario, Romànic de la Vall de Boí, Barcelona: Dissenys Culturals, 1999, ill. on p. 156