Paresotas
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Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25911PAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martin Obispo
Font Location in Church: Inside, NE end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Address: Pob. Paresotas, 37, 09512 Paresotas, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the BU-V-5514, in the municipality and 17 km NE of Medina de Pomar, about 75 km NE of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Comarca de las Merindades
Town/City Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paresotas
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone consisting of a quadrangular basin with plain vertical sides, raised on a square pedestal base that appears to be of a later date. No cover present but there is evidence on the upper rim of the basin of earlier anchorings for a cover.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pedro Lozano Huerta for his photographs of this church and font, and to him and Mikel Unanue for their help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 473092 4759691
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.989406, -3.330073
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 59′ 21.86″ N, 3° 19′ 48.26″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining