Artajona No. 2 / Artaxoa
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04566ART
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: In a baptismal chapel, south side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Pl. los Fueros, 1, 31140 Artajona, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6020-NA-6030 crossroads, about 24 km SSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 14) and in Domeño (1992: 138); medieval baptismal font; hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain. The CMdeN states (ibid.) that the font is the original in this parish [therefore datable to the 13th century]; it dates (ibid.) the ornate wooden cover to the late 18th century.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: Late 18th century
Material: wood
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 138
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 14