Arceniega / Artziniega

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view of church exterior - southwest end
view of church interior - nave - looking west
view of font and cover
![the modern font [cf. FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/others/image_not_available.jpg)
Scene Description: the modern font [cf. FontNotes]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 07628ARC
Church/Chapel: Iglesia parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: c/ Arteko Aldapa, 12, 01474 Arceniega /Artziniega, Alava / Arava, Spain -- Tel.: 945 396 210
Country Name: Spain
Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi
Directions to Site: Located at the junction of the A624-A2604, 14 km NW of Amurrio, 27 km from Bilbao, 55 from Vitoria/Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Alava [formerly in the Diocesis de Santander]
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de Ayala
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Listed in Bilbao (1994: 97) as a medieval baptismal font, the only one listed for the Cantabrian area of Alava. [NB: we have no information on this font; the present baptismal font in use is modern; it consists of a round basin with a gadrooned underbowl and a prominent rim moulding, raised on a baluster-shaped base. Metal cover with orb-and-cross finial.]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 488535 4775254
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
REFERENCES
Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994