Mezquia / Mezkia / Mezquía

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07518MEZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Mezquía
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 01207 Mezquía, Álava, Spain -- Tel.: +34 945 30 40 32
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A-1, about 30 km E of Vitoria / Gasteiz
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de La Llanada alavesa
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 126) as a medieval baptismal font; the basin is plain except for a thick moulding at the upper rim; the base consists of columns ornamented with mouldings. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 552757 4745871
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.863611, -2.354167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 51′ 49″ N, 2° 21′ 15″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. V: 576
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 125