Mesanza

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - architectural - arris

raised [cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: raised [cf. FontNotes]

LB01: design element - architectural - arris

and diagonal lines, raised [cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: and diagonal lines, raised [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 07517MES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the BU-741, just N of Faido (follow the A2124 from Vitoria; left turn at the BU-741 and follow for 5 km, then right turn - Mesanza is 2.5-3 km down this road which ends at Faido)
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
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.

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
Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994