Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu / Machupicchu Pueblo
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view of basin - interior
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26114HTX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Cognate Fonts: We are grateful to Mireya Cunningham for her photographs of this church and font
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial Virgen del Carmen
Font Location in Church: Inside, by the chancel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Ave Pachacutec 506, Aguas Calientes 08681, Peru
Site Location: Urubamba, Cusco, Peru, South America
Directions to Site: Located off (E) road 109, S of Hwy 288, about 40 km NW of Ollantaytambo. The church is located near Plaza Manco Cápac, in the town centre of Aguas Calientes
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguas_Calientes,_Peru
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone [NB: we have no information about the dates of the church or the font, but the latter appears modern]
COORDINATES
UTM: 18L 768270 8544435
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round