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

Results: 4 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade

Scene Description: lobulated arches [cf. FontNotes]

B02: animal - mammal - lion

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

B03: animal - mammal - wolf

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

LB01: human figure - head - 4

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 07698ART
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located near Leoz, in the Merindad de Olite
Font Location in Church: On the south side, by the entrance
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Similar to the stoup at nearby Olleta
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]

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
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]