Oro / Nuestra Señora del Oro
INFORMATION
FontID: 07629ORO
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santa María
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi
Directions to Site: Located about 5 km S of Murguía, at the end of winding road that leads from Vitoriano S to the sanctuary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S nave
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Listed in Bilbao (1994: 101) as a medieval baptismal font; she gives the location as an alcove or niche (?) ["en un hueco"] of the south nave.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
REFERENCES
Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994