Orbaiceta / Orbaitzeta

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B01: symbol - cross

Scene Description: several of them, both large and small
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Domeño, 1992
Image Source: Domeño (1992: pl. 39)
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LBH01: human figure - head - 4

Scene Description: one at each side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Domeño, 1992
Image Source: Domeño (1992: pl. 39)
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R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Domeño, 1992
Image Source: Domeño (1992: pl. 39)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Domeño, 1992
Image Source: Domeño (1992: pl. 39)
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04443ORB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Bilbao (1996) compares the head motifs in the fonts at Pariza (Burgos prov.) with those of the Navarrese fonts at Artariain, Orbaiceta and Zuazu
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: San Pedro Kalea, 0, 31670 Orbaiceta, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 76 60 42
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located odd (E) the NA-2030, 45-50 km NE of Pamplona, 2-3 km from the border with France
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 239); described and illustrated in Domeño (1992: 169 and pl. 39): medieval baptismal font; smallish hemispherical basin decorated with a roll moulding at the upper rim; below it, large crosses alternate with smaller ones; the base is a truncated cone ornamented with four very crude heads at the upper part, right under the underbowl.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 644935 4762670
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.002894, -1.22178
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 0′ 10.42″ N, 1° 13′ 18.41″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 149 fn255, 151 footnote 255
  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 46, 169 and pl. 39
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 239