Ezcaniz No. 2 / Ezcániz

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design element - patterns - rectangular

INFORMATION

FontID: 08246EZC
Church/Chapel: Basílica de Santa Fe
Church Patron Saints: St. Faith [aka Faith of Conques, Foy]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Urraúl Alto, Merindad de Sangüesa -- this temple is located about 1 1/2 km from the centre of the village
Font Location in Church: In the presbitery
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in Domeño (1992: 150) as a baptismal font with a base shaped like a truncated cone and ornamented with ball motif; the hemispheric basin, ornamented with square motifs, being a later addition. The entry for this font in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 510) describes the base as cylindrical and plain and does not mention the date difference. [cf. Index entry for Ezcániz No. 1 for another font in this village -- it is possible that the two fonts may have been cannibalised at a later date -- to be resolved]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (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?]