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B01: Christ - monogram - IHS - in a shield

Scene Description: in large Gothic letters

R01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 08036GOI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located on the NA-4150, 17 km N of Leiza/Leitza, about 60 km NW of Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the E end, N side
Century and Period: 16th century, Late Gothic
Listed and illustrated in the Gran Enciclopedia Navara (1990, v. 5: ill. on p. 370) as a baptismal font of the 16th century. Described and illustrated in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 751 and fig. 379): bucket-shaped basin ornamented with rope moulding at the upper rim; the surface of the basin is divided into panels, one of which contains a Gothic shield with the anagram of Christ; the base is cylindrical and ornamented with panel division similar to the one on the basin. The font is dated to the 16th century as well. [NB: the Gran Enciclopedia Navarra illustrates two holy-water stoups, both wall-mounted at the entrance, on the outside; the one on the right has a pattern of square motifs; the one on the left is patterned with round motifs; no date given]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: the anagram of Christ in large Gothic letters inside a shield
Inscription Location: in the shield on the side of the basin
Inscription Text: "IHS"
Inscription Source: Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990-, vol. V*: 751)

REFERENCES

Gran enciclopedia Navarra (11 vols.), Pamplona: Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, 1990
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]