Ansoain / Ansoáin

INFORMATION

FontID: 04492ANS

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cosme y San Damián

Church Patron Saints: St. Cosmas & St. Damian

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the "cuenca" of Pamplona

Font Location in Church: Under the choir

Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view

Described and in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 30) as a medieval stone baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin now re-painted; prismatic stem of the base with chamfered corners; the lower base is cylindrical and the plinth round. Described in Domeño (1992: 134) in much the same terms.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Number of Pieces: four?

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

García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]