Arguinano No. 1 / Arguiñano

INFORMATION

FontID: 04552ARG

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín

Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the valley and municpality of Guesálaz, Merindad de Estella

Font Location in Church: By the transept wall

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

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 57) and in Domeño (1992: 136) as a medieval baptismal font; the polygonal basin is raised on a cylindrical stem; both plain. [cf. Index entry for Arguiñano No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Number of Pieces: two

Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)

Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

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?]