Ballariain / Ballariáin

Results: 6 records

B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

BBU01: design element - motifs - rope

Scene Description: at the upper rim side, a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

LB01: human figure - head

Scene Description: several among the foliage of the upper capital of the base, a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

LB02: design element - motifs - foliage

Scene Description: on the upper capital of the base, a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

LB03: design element - motifs - rope

Scene Description: at top and bottom of the stem of the base, a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

LB04: design element - motifs - ball

Scene Description: four, at 90-degree angles of the lower base, a/p description and illustration in Domeño (1992)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04587BAL
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Ansoain, merindad de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the W gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
There is a drawing of this font by Fr. Fernando de Mendoza in the 1918 issue of the Boletin de la Comision de Monumentos Historicos y Artisticos de Navarra [reference to be completed]. Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ). Described and illustrated in Domeño (1992): medieval baptismal font; the large basin is ornamented with ribbed pattern on the sides and has a rope moulding at the upper rim; the upper part of the base is a crocket capital with heads among the leaves; below, a cylindrical volume with rope moulding at top and bottom, otherwise plain; the lower base is circular with balls at 90-degree angles, on a square volume.. The Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) illustrates the font and remarks that, though the font is based on a medieval design, it is of a later date.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Notes: one iron staple from the old cover still visible in the upper rim

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?]
Navallas Rebolé, A., Navarra, guía y mapa, 1986