Gomecha / Gometxa
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07477GOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Transfiguración del Señor de Gomecha
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ
Church Address: 01195 Gometxa, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-102, 5 km WSW of Vitoria / Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Additional Comments: recycled / altered font: the constructional shafts of the original base have been removed
Font Notes:
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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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 521862 4741628
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.82691, -2.732534
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 36.88″ N, 2° 43′ 57.12″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
REFERENCES
- Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. IV: 425
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 118-119