Mesanza / Mesantza

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07517MES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Mayor, 16, 09216 Mesanza, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-4148, about 25 km S of Vitoria / Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Condado de Treviño
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 126) as a medieval baptismal font; the octagonal basin has raised arris ornamentation; the base is an inverted truncated pyramid, ornamented with raised arris and diagonal motifs. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 527811 4725151
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.678333, -2.660556
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 40′ 42″ N, 2° 39′ 38″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. II: 134
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 95, 125