Gomecha

INFORMATION

FontID: 07477GOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Transfiguración
Church Patron Saints: The Transfiguration of Christ
Country Name: Spain
Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi
Directions to Site: Located on the N102, 5 km WSW of Vitoria
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 118-119) as a medieval baptismal font; the plain basin is raised on a plain cylindrical base, although it originally had four constructional shafts as well, and a lower base. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three

REFERENCES

Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968
Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994