Bascones de Zamanzas / Báscones de Zamanzas
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Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue
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view of font and cover - upper view
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view of font and cover in context
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view of font and cover in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26006BAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century (?), Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside, in an alcove off the S aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Calle Bascones de Zamanzas, 4, 09146 Báscones de Zamanzas, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-623, in the municipality of Valle de Zamanzas, about 90 km N of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Additional Comments: damaged font (through crack)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a short circular base, all plain; there is damage visible at the upper rim, appearing to be related to a metal staple of the cover. The wooden cover is flat and round; appears modern.
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 436197 4746489
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.868333, -3.781111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 6″ N, 3° 46′ 52″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]