Eguaras No. 1 / Eguarats

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04655EGU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Eguaras
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: C. San Martín, 42, 31193 Eguaras / Eguarats, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4100, in the municipality of Atez, 16 km N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 224) and in Domeño (1992: 145): medieval baptismal font; hemispheric basin ornamented with vertical and horizontal zig-zag motifs; the base has a cylindrical stem; the lower base is square, with ball motif at the angles.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 606798 4752978
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.921944, -1.691389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 55′ 19″ N, 1° 41′ 29″ 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, 145
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 224