Taull No. 2 / Tahull / Taüll
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Scene Description: the two fonts in this church
INFORMATION
FontID: 24578TAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santa Maria de Taüll
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Plaça Sta Maria, 1, 25528 Taüll, Lleida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
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
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 11th - 13th century [basin only] [altered font], Medieval / composite
Church Notes: built probably 11thC; consecrated in 1123 [UNESCO World Heritage Site]
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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.5175, 0.848611
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 31′ 3″ N, 0° 50′ 55″ E
UTM: 31T 323274 4709479
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