Esain / Esáin / Etsain

INFORMATION

FontID: 04705ESA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located on the NA2510, in the municipality of Anué, 24 km from Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the western gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ) and in Domeño (1992): medieval baptismal font; cylindrical basin with hemispherical underbowl, raised on a cylindrical pedestal, all plain. Described in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 99 cm*
Basin Total Height: 55 cm*
Height of Central Column: 35 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * [measurents a/p the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)]

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?]