Guerguitiain / Guerguitiáin
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LB01: design element - motifs - ball
INFORMATION
FontID: 08256GUE
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín [abandoned]
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located on the NA25400, in the municipality of Izagaondoa, Merindad de Sangüesa, 32 km from Pamplona
Font Location in Church: It was reported ca. 1992 inside the church, beneath the west gallery, but it appears to be missing in 2008 [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ) and in Domeño (1992): medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin raised on a conical pedestal; circular lower base ornamented with ball motif. The entry for this locality in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) reports that the font is no longer inside the church, nor is it in the nearby church of Indurain; its whereabouts are unknown.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: three
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
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]