Badostain / Badostáin
INFORMATION
FontID: 04586BAD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Egüés, merindad de Sangüesa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the W gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ) and in Domeño (1992) as a medieval baptismal font; the large basin is ornamented with ribbed pattern and raised on a double-polygon base. The Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) notes that the lowerr base is partly covered by the raised flooring.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
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
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?]