Anchoriz / Anchóriz / Antxoritz
Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
Results: 8 records
B01: design element - patterns - zigzag
B1R01: design element - motifs - assorted
B2R01: animal - reptile - lizard or salamander? - 2
B2R02: animal - reptile - snake
Scene Description: between the two lizards, a/p description in Domeño (1992)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image Source: Photograph [ca. 1950] Institución Príncipe de Viana (Pamplona, Spain), Uranga archive
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
LB01: design element - motifs - interlace
LB02: design element - motifs - foliage - with stars
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04490ANC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Inmaculada [aka Inmaculada Concepción]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Inmaculate Conception of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle Inmaculada Concepción, 16-18, 31699 Antxoritz, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 16 41
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-135, in the municipality of Esteríbar, 11-12 km NE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 346 and pl. 467). Described and illustrated in Domeño (1992: 134 and pl. 37 on p. 47) as a medieval font: hemispheric basin has vertical roll mouldings linked by zig-zag lines, as well as two registers with assorted motifs: solar wheels, fish-bone, helix, stars, etc.; there are also three animal representations: a serpent between two lizards; square base has netting pattern on two opposite sides and foliage and stars on the other two. [We are grateful to the Institución Príncipe de Viana, of Pamplona, Spain, for the images of this font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 616619 4747552
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.871667, -1.572222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 18″ N, 1° 34′ 20″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 134 and pl. 37 on p. 47
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 346 and pl. 467