Zuniga No. 1 / Zúñiga
Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2004
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BBU01: design element - motifs - oval
Scene Description: a band of, all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2004
Image Source: Javier Torrens
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LB01: design element - motifs - sawtooth
Scene Description: a band of, all around the lower end of the stem
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2004
Image Source: Javier Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2004
Image Source: Javier Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
INFORMATION
FontID: 07767ZUN
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Merindad de Estella
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?, v. II**: 770 [NB: the two asterisks stand for part 2 of vol. II] and in Domeño (1992: 186): medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin and plain cylindrical pedestal base. On-site notes: the font consists of a hemispherical basin decorated with a band of oval motif around the upper basin side, the rest being plain [NB: one of the sides appears to have been restored at the upper rim level]; the base consists of a plain roughly cylindrical stem decorated with a band of saw-tooth around the lower end, and a square lower base completely devoid of decoration. [We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for the photographs of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]
Ramón y Fernández, José, "Algunas pilas románicas sorianas", Archivo Español de Arte y Arqueología, 1945-46, pp. 91; r["References"]