Artariain No. 2 / Artanin / Artariáin / Artariayn / Artariein

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07698ART
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Similar to the stoup at nearby Olleta
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside, S side, by the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: church ca. 1200; modified 16th, 17thC
Church Address: c/ San Juan, 16, 31395 Artariáin, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 659 18 63 63
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located E of the N-121 and AP-15, in the municipality of Leoz, about 25 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Valdorba / Merindad de Olite
Additional Comments: damaged stoup: some of the motifs on the basin no longer identifiable
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?, v. III: 143) as a holy-water stoup of the 16th century made of stone; the basin is ornamented with lobulated arches that contain several animals; this source identifies a lion and a wolf; the rest too damaged for identification; the base is described as a circular pedestal ornamented with four human heads. Described in Domeño (1992: 68) as a similar to the holy-water stoup at nearby Olleta [cf. Index entry for Olleta No. 2 -- see also Index entry for Artariáin No. 1 for the baptismal font at this same church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 4719234 616770

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted?
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 68
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 143