Atondo
Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
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design element - patterns - ribbed
design element - motifs - leaf
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04575ATO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Tours de Atondo
Font Location in Church: In the presbitery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Calle San Martin Kalea, 13, 31868 Atondo, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7012, in the municipality of Iza, 24 km from Pamplona city centre
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V**: 82) and in Domeño (1992: 139); medieval baptismal font; the basin is ornamented with ribbed pattern; the stem of the base is capital-shaped with rolled leaves and ball motif; the lower two volumes of the base are a circular over a square.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 596777 4748078
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.879167, -1.815
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 45″ N, 1° 48′ 54″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
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, p. 42, 62, 115, 139
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 82