Arre No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04558ARR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early?), Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Basílica de la Trinidad de Arre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Address: 31194 Arre, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-251, in the municipality of Ezcabarte, 6 km of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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).

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 614058 4743578
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.836271, -1.604375
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 11′ 26″ N, 1° 36′ 15.75″ W

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, p. 41, 114, 137
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 1: 234
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 649