Elia / Elía

Results: 2 records

CR01: design element - motifs - moulding

LB01: design element - patterns - striated

INFORMATION

FontID: 04660ELI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality and valley of Egüés, Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 226) and in Domeño (1992: 146): Romanesque baptismal font; cylindrical basin and hemispheric underbowl separated by a roll moulding; striated stem of the base on a round lower base [NB: the Archivo Uranga of the Institución Príncipe de Viana, lists a photograph as 'Cliche No. 3421" labelled: "Pila Bautismal, Elia, Mediev., I.P. la Asuncion", showing a photograph of the font at Sagaseta, Navarra -- this is obviously an error]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical (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
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]