Arre No. 2

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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

BBL01: design element - motifs - moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 04558ARR
Church/Chapel: Basílica de la Trinidad de Arre
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Ezcabarte, just outside Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the W gallery
Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Late Romanesque
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ) and in Domeño (1992) as a medieval baptismal font; cylindrical ribbed basin has a roll moulding between the vertical sides and the hemispheric underbowl; the stem of the base is cylindrical and the lower base, with two steps, is also round; both are plain. The CMdeN (ibid.) dates the font to the consecration of the church, that is, late 12th or early 13th century. Described in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 89 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 96 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [a/p the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)]

REFERENCES

Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]