Subiza de Galar No. 2 / Subitza / Subiza de Pamplona
Results: 4 records
angel - head - 4
Scene Description: at 90-degree angles
design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: on the capital head of the base
design element - patterns - ribbed
design element - patterns - scalloped
Scene Description: on the stem of the base
INFORMATION
FontID: 08018SUB
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: 31191 Subiza de Galar, Navarra, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6000, 10-12 km SSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Cendea de Galar -- Merindad de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end, S side, just inside the entrance
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 737) as a holy-water stoup made of alabster in the 16th century; the hemispheric basin is ornamented with a ribbed pattern, and four angel heads at 90-degree angles; the base is shaped like a column with a capital; the surface of the column is covered in scalloped pattern and the capital has foliage ornamentation; the lower base or plinth is square [cf. Index entry for Subiza de Galar No. 1 for a 16th-century baptismal font in this same church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 608765 4730331
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, alabaster
Number of Pieces: three?
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?]